| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | The four middle ranks contain a replica of the initial pièces. |
| 3 | | The central "king" has no royal status. |
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| 5 | figure.diagram-container |
| 6 | .diagram |
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| 8 | figcaption Deterministic initial position. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | p. |
| 11 | The Commoner (C) at e3 and e6 on the diagram moves like a king, |
| 12 | but it can be captured as any other piece. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | p. |
| 15 | This variant was suggested by Vincent Rothuis (2020), initially with |
| 16 | additional kings on e3 and e6 - thus two kings per side. |
| 17 | I may implement this version as well, but for now I like this one :) |