Fun board! Many different strategy types, for sure. Good balance between setting up a good offensive push, without making yourself too vulnerable to attack.
Also suggest making a "capture the flag" variation, but the flag carrier would have to be limited to only moving X number of squares per turn.
The tactics of Chess and Go are combined into an almost Perfect pure strategy board. Both the 8-sided and 1-sided boards lend additional strategy, which feels like two games in one. This has quickly become of my favorite boards.
Also suggest making a "capture the flag" variation, but the flag carrier would have to be limited to only moving X number of squares per turn.