Hey, ender, since you have the time to post long posts here, I was wondering if you'd be interested in checking these two threads out:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Who-d-like-to-try-a-chess-variant/topic/16332/page/2/
;)
P.S. If you're posting from work, then that's fine, though I can make diagrams for you if you want....