Nine elder (아홉 장로)
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(The actual shape is here.)
Setup
I - - - - - - - I - K S C C V N A - - S G - P - P - P P - P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - P P - P - P - G S - - A N V C C S J - I - - - - - - - I
香 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 香 口 王 銀 桂 桂 鋒 包 角 口 口 銀 金 口 步 口 步 口 步 步 口 步 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 步 口 步 步 口 步 口 步 口 金 銀 口 口 角 包 鋒 桂 桂 銀 玉 口 香 口 口 口 口 口 口 口 香
Pieces
Jade/King(J/K. Gyoku玉/Ou王) : King. It moves 1 square orthogonally or diagonally.
- First player has Jade, and second player has King.
- When your Jade has no way of avoiding the enemy's attack(that is, checkmate), you are defeated.
Incense(I. Kyou香) : It moves any number of squares orthogonally.
- Dragon(+I. Ryuu竜) : Promoted Incense. It moves as a Incense or moves 1 square diagonally.
Angle(A. Kaku角) : It moves any number of squares diagonally.
- Horse(+A. Uma馬) : Promoted Angle. It moves as a Angle or moves 1 square orthogonally.
Cannon(N. Hou包) : It moves as a Rook but it must hop over a intervening piece to move or capture enemy.
- Iron(+N. Tetsu鉄) : Promoted Cannon. It moves as a Cannon or as a Van.
Van(V. Pou鋒) : It moves as a Rook but it must hop over a intervening piece to capture enemy.
- Copper(+V. Dou銅) : Promoted Van. It moves as a Cannon or as a Van.
Gold(G. Kin金) : It moves 1 square orthogonally or moves 1 square diagonally forward.
Silver(S. Gin銀) : It moves 1 square diagonally or moves 1 square orthogonally forward.
- Unity(+S. Narigin全) : Promoted Silver. It moves like the Gold.
Cassia(C. Kei桂) : It moves 1 square orthogonally and then 1 square further diagonally. but if there is a piece in the path, it cannot move in that direction.
- Scepter(+C. Narikei圭) : Promoted Cassia. It moves like the Gold.
Pawn(P. Hu步) : It moves 1 square orthogonally forward or sidewards.
- Gilding(+P. Tokinと) : Promoted Pawn. It moves like the Gold.
Rules
<<Promotion>>
1. Pieces that reach the enemy camp (7th, 8th, and 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.
3. Unlike Shogi, Pawn(步), Incense(香) and Cassia(桂) can be dropped at the end of enemy camp. because they can go not only forward, but also sidewards or backward.
4. You can drop a pawn to give an opponent a check but it shouldn't be a checkmate.
4. Unlike Shogi, You can drop a Pawn on a file where another Pawn is already standing.
1. Both players can change the positions of Cannon and Van before the start of the match. The second player can change first, and the first player can change afterward. Once the positions of the Cannon and Van are set, they cannot be changed again.
2. Cannon, Van, Incense, and Angle are counted as 5 points and the remaining pieces are counted as 1 point each. When becoming Jishogi, the player with a total score of less than 35 loses. If both players have at least 35 points the game is a draw
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.
<<Estimated Piece Value>>
Pawn : 1
Rook : 7
- Dragon : 9
Incense : 7
- Horse : 7.5
Silver : 3
Cassia : 3
Cannon : 4
- promoted Cannon : 5
Van : 4
- promoted Van : 5
Gold : 3.5
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Web page created: 2020-09-04. Web page last updated: 2020-10-10