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From jtsoares@if.usp.br Mon May 2 08:03:11 1994
I really liked your simplified rules for shogi, and hope it make people on igs
interested in that game, I'd like to suggest you some illustrations to your help
file to make it more attractive and easy...
Pieces Movement:
The King can move only one space in any direction.
The Golds can move only one space as well in any non diagonal and
one space in the forward diagonals.
The Silvers can move only one space in any diagonal and one
space straight forward.
+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+ +----+----+----+
| \ | I | / | | \ | | | / | | \ | | | / |
+----\--I-/----+ +----\--|-/----+ +----\--|-/----+
| --- K --- | | --- G --- | | | s | |
+----/--I-\----+ +----+--|-+----+ +----/----\----+
| / | I | \ | | | | | | | / | | \ |
+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+ +----+----+----+
KING GOLD SILVER
The Knights move forward one and then one to either forward
diagonal. These knights cannot go backwards or sideways, only forward.
Knights can jump other pieces (only pieces in game allowed to jump).
The Lances can move any number of spaces but only straight
forward.
The Pawns can move only one space and only straight ahead.
+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+ +----+----+----+
| | | | | | ^ | | | | | |
+----+----+----+ +----+- ^-+----+ +----+----+----+
| \ | | / | | | ^ | | | | ^ | |
+----\----/----+ +----+- ^-+----+ +----+- |-+----+
| | \/ | | | | ^ | | | | p | |
+----+--|-+----+ +----+- ^-+----+ +----+----+----+
| | n | | | | l | | | | | |
+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+ +----+----+----+
KNIGHT LANCE PAWN
The Bishop can move any number of spaces on any diagonal.
The Rook can move any number of spaces sideways forward of
backwards.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | ^ | \ | | | | | |
+---+---+-|-+---\---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | \ | | | | |
+---+---+-|-+---+---\---+---+---+---+
| <------ r ----------\----------> |
+---+---+-|-+---+---+---\---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | \ | | / |
+---+---+-|-+---+---+---+---\---/---+
| | | | | | | | | b | |
+---+---+-|-+---+---+---+---/---\---+
| | | v | | | | / | | \ |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
ROOK AND BISHOP
Promotion:
If any piece other than the King and the Golds finish a move
into the last three rows on the other side of the board, the piece may
be promoted. The promotion alters the movement of the piece. Silvers,
Knights, Lances and Pawns are promoted to Golds with the same movement
as a Gold. The rook when promoted gains one space of movement on the
diagonals and the bishop when promoted gains one space of movement in
the non diagonals. The promotion is not required, but is permanent.
Sometimes it may be useful to keep the movement of the piece (usually
only Silvers are not promoted). Promoted pieces are designated by a
circle around the symbol (on underside of pieces so flip them over to
promote) or by capital letters instead of lower case (on IGS).
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | ^ | \ | | | | | |
+---+---+-|-+---\---+---+---+---+---+
| | \ | | | / | \ | | | | |
+---+---\-|-/---+---\---+---+---+---+
| <------ R ----------\----------> |
+---+---/-|-\---+---+---\---+---+---+
| | / | | | \ | | | \ | | / |
+---+---+-|-+---+---+---+---\-|-/---+
| | | | | | | | -- B -- |
+---+---+-|-+---+---+---+---/-|-\---+
| | | v | | | | / | | \ |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PROMOTED ROOK AND BISHOP
Capturing Pieces:
---x----x----x----x----
See also: choice CC go shogi shogirules stats
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