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As I understand it the King is still royal, and therefore checkmating that is always a possibility. All the same, I can see a case for barring moves through check, as is the rule for the royal piece in Superking.
Yes, Kings are still Royal too, since the rules are the same as FIDE Chess except for the Queen. I have made that clearer.
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The idea of having two royal pieces, where checkmating either piece wins (or forking both pieces with a defended piece), I think makes for a game with more tension than FIDE Chess. I especially like one of the royal pieces being very powerful; an Amazon usually is too powerful, but making it royal is a brilliant way of restraining its power.
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This is a neat game. The idea of a Royal Amazon is intriguing in that it is both powerful and vulnerable. In the sample game I fell into the trap of capturing a seemingly exposed Rook, only to find my Amazon unable to escape without loosing the game. A word to the wise!
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I am also very leery of games where the royal piece becomes very powerful; my worry is that this will result in more drawish games, since it is not practical to mount an attack against the opponent's royal piece. Strategys like sacrificing a piece to get a strong attack against the opponent's king (think FIDE Chess world champions Morphy and Tal) just don't work because the amazon can too easily retreat.
- Sam