From my reading of the OP's rules, I deduce the following:
red traps=a1, a8, h1, h8=corners
yellow traps=b2, b7, g2, g7
green traps=c3, c6, f3, f6 like arimaa traps
Would all the traps apply to both the white and black kings?
Why does the red trap result in a draw in certain conditions?
I have also decided to create a chess variant.
So far I have the following pieces:
Yigor - moves to and fro between two squares
trysts - jumps on and off the board with smileys
pdela - moves forward irresistibly one square every 100 moves
tonydal - hovers above the board
batgirl - travels back and forth in time
uhohspaghettio - random, unpredictable movement all over the board
ivandh- this piece does not move but is worshipped by the other pieces
Can you add cosmofish? :D
What do the other traps do? and could you give the trap positions in algebraic notation? its kindof vague, to me
Red Traps- a1, a8, h1, h8
Yellow Traps- b2, b7, g2, g7
Green Traps- c3, c6, f3, f6
For more detailed info I will write in my blog, go to my blog http://blog.chess.com/cosmofish
I've invented a variant which had become called Pirate Chess (I didn't choose this name, it just sort of evolved). But I'm not sure if it's 100% original, so I'd be interested if anyone else has heard of anything similar already played.
Pirate Chess is the same as regular chess with one extra rule. Any piece that is defended by one of its own pieces, inherits all the properties of the piece that is defending it. For example, the most common opening move is a2xa7, because the a2 pawn has inherited the power of the defending rook.
It's not just the regular moves which are inherited. For example
> If there is a white knight on e5 which is defended by a pawn on f4, and black plays d7-d5, black's knight can take this pawn en-passant.
> It's perfectly legal to castle your queen or your king's bishop, as long as they are defended by the king and the normal rules for castling apply
> If I have a white pawn on a7 and move a white rook to b8, that rook can promote to a queen (or even demote to a knight)
Etc..
Exceptions: the king behaves normally. It cannot inherit other pieces powers (otherwise it becomes too hard to checkmate, the king can just catapult itself to safety), nor does it pass it it's king-like properties (you cannot checkmate a pawn defended by the king and claim checkmate). Although it can pass on it's ability to move like a king.
This takes, erm, a bit of getting used to, and I strongly suspect white has an overwhelming winning advantage. It's good fun though when you are drunk 
I think the variant has promise. If cosmofish gives us more detailed instructions, I would playtest it.