Nine elder (아홉 장로)
Setup
R - - - - - - - R - K S C C M A I - - S G - P P P P P P P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P P - G S - - I A M C C S K - R - - - - - - - R
Pieces
Jade(J) : King. It moves 1 square orthogonally or diagonally.
- When your Jade has no way of avoiding the enemy's attack(that is, checkmate), you are defeated.
Rook(R) : It moves any number of squares orthogonally.
- Dragon : Promoted Rook. It moves as a Rook or moves 1 square orthogonally.
Incense(I) : It moves any number of squares diagonally.
- Horse : Promoted Incense. It moves as a Incense or moves 1 square diagonally.
Cannon(A) : It moves as a Rook but it must hop over a intervening piece.
- Promoted Cannon : It moves as a Cannon or as a Ram.
Ram(R) : It moves as a Rook but it must hop over a intervening piece to capture enemy.
- Promoted Ram : It moves as a Cannon or as a Ram.
Gold(G) : It moves 1 square orthogonally or moves 1 square diagonally forward.
Silver(S) : It moves 1 square diagonally or moves 1 square orthogonally forward.
- Promoted Silver : It moves 1 square orthogonally or moves 1 square diagonally forward.
Cassia(C) : It moves 1 square orthogonally and then 1 square further diagonally. it can leap over piece, but if there is a piece in the path, it cannot move in that direction.
- Promoted Cassia : It moves 1 square orthogonally or moves 1 square diagonally forward.
Pawn(P) : It moves 1 square orthogonally forward.
- Gilding : Promoted Pawn. It moves 1 square orthogonally or moves 1 square diagonally forward.
Rules
<<Promotion>>
1. Pieces that reach the enemy camp (7th to 9th rank) are promoted.
2. When a Promoted piece is captured, its promotion disappears.
<<Drop>>
1. You can drop a piece you captured on any empty square.
- Only one piece may be dropped on the board per turn, and this must be done instead of moving a piece on the board.
2. The piece cannot be promoted as soon as it is dropped to the enemy camp. the piece can be promoted by moving in the enemy camp after being dropped.
- Therefore, the Pawn cannot be dropped at the end of the enemy camp.
3. You can drop a piece to give an opponent a check but it shouldn't be a checkmate.
4. You cannot drop a Pawn on a file where another Pawn is already standing.
Notes
There is no passing a turn.
Stalemated player is defeated.
If the same phase occurs 4 times in a row, it is a draw. but if you make the same shape 4 times as a consecutive check, you are defeated.
- If a draw is made due to repetition or other reasons, the match is played again by swapping first player and second player. (naturally, Highground can be placed in a different place than the previous match.
Other rules are same as Shogi.
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Web page created: 2020-09-04. Web page last updated: 2020-10-10