However, the "pieces" don't show up.
Funny... diagram editor allows all pieces to be dragged.

What happens is that when you drag pieces onto the board, you drag the BACKGROUND box that holds the pieces onto the board.

I dub this the "Mystery Piece" or the "Impossible Piece"
Please make more suggestions and vote on it.

wow is this a new genre of chess? Blind chess? you know in chinese chess there's a blind variation where you can't see the pieces. so I think you've invented something here window7. good job!

wow is this a new genre of chess? Blind chess? you know in chinese chess there's a blind variation where you can't see the pieces. so I think you've invented something here window7. good job!
I also play chinese chess. The blind mode isn't the same as this, as the pieces retain their powers. Here, that blind piece can't move.
I dragged all the pieces at once onto the board and created this position: