Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To Bn Em wrote on Sat, Aug 28, 2021 09:52 AM EDT: the players start with […] a queen and a king and 8 pawns on their secind rank All standard chess pieces except the king The king isn't royal These statements contradict each other. How can the player start with a king that's not in the game, and how can said king be non‐royal? Also the rules regarding pawns are a bit unclear — am I right in inferring that a pawn effectively demotes upon reaching the last rank while adding a new ‘pawn’ (which can still move as a queen) into the pocket? thereby making the pawns a potentially infinite source of new pieces? Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID MSall-piece-drops-chess does not match any item.