P-18

I can't believe I did that. I was in a rush, so I forgot to promote your pawn and didn't realize my goose was in danger. :(

I think you may be right about the lance. However, in the first game we played, your lance/reverse chariot was all that really prevented me from dropping pieces on your side of the board and gaining the upper hand. So it does have its uses. If we do decide to keep it, the middle rather than the front seems to be the best place to put it. But if you want to get rid of it, then that's fine with me as well.

As for the heavenly horse being the unpromoted value of what is now the knight/cavalryman, I think that's a good idea. The knight has no ability to retreat until it captures and with its promoted value now being the cavalryman, there is a huge difference between the two. So heavenly horse it is in future set-ups.

As I said, I'll work on some alternate ideas in a couple weeks or so, when I have the time to properly analyze the board and explore a bunch of different options. Meanwhile I'll just work on minor tweaks and whatnot.