MrWCF: Wow!!!
I guess wow means what a great rating system this is?

Also, I can't seem to get the piece values in relation to each other straight--I'm still hung up on the 1-3-3.25-5-9 values in traditional chess.
I can't give you information of this kind with values etc. I can get my son speak about these things for hours, but i don't think that way in Chess and in Embassy Chess. It's just an experience matter and just think that way only.

I can give you countless general as also of specific type examples, of e.g Cardinal is better than Marshall here and there. And that of course with the small experience i got by playing this game here. In Chess is another matter and i have great experience being an IM. My beliefs about piece values-relations of this game have sounded a bit odd when i told them to another strong player, panzerschiff, but i think i'm right to all my conclusions. :-)
But this conversation is not for here but only to the appropriate discussion board i guess.