I was just thinking there are two formations of the chess board.
The one I use is:
♖♘♗♔♕♗♘♖
♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙
♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟
♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜
I was thinking of using this for some market research for a gambling low risk application.
Actually, the formation should be (from black's perspective):
♖♘♗♔♕♗♘♖
♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙
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♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟
♜♞♝♚♛♝♞♜
That is, Kings (and Queens) on the same file.
In relation to the poll question, I can't say I've ever seen a configuration with the Knights on the outside - and, to the best of my knowledge, that isn't used in official tournaments.