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* KeystoneArmy: The game is won by checkmating the enemy king. Also of note is that pieces become turncoats when captured.
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* One anime-only story in ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' featured ([[MartialArtsAndCrafts of course]]) Martial Arts Shogi, in which combatants dress up as the pieces and ''then'' beat each other senseless.
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* One anime-only {{Filler}} story in ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' featured ([[MartialArtsAndCrafts of course]]) Martial Arts Shogi, in which combatants dress up as the pieces and ''then'' beat each other senseless.
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* The King (王) moves like in Chess and does not promote.
* The Gold Generals (金) (each player starts with two) move one square orthogonally or one diagonally forward. They do not promote.
* The Silver Generals (銀) (each player starts with two) move one square diagonally or one forward, like the Bishops in TabletopGame/{{Makruk}}. They can promote to Gold General in rows 7, 8, or 9.
* The Knights (桂) (each player starts with two) move two squares forward and one to the side. This means they have a maximum of two legal moves, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 8 or 9. Like the Knights of Chess, they can jump pieces.
* The Lances (香) (each player starts with two) can move any number of spaces forward, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
* The Rook (飛) (each player starts with one) moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon King (竜), which can move like a Rook or a King.
* The Bishop (角) (each player starts with one), moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon Horse (馬), which can move like a Bishop or a King.
* The Pawns (歩) (each player starts with nine, and can never have more than one in play on each file) move and capture one square forward. They must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
* The Gold Generals (金) (each player starts with two) move one square orthogonally or one diagonally forward. They do not promote.
* The Silver Generals (銀) (each player starts with two) move one square diagonally or one forward, like the Bishops in TabletopGame/{{Makruk}}. They can promote to Gold General in rows 7, 8, or 9.
* The Knights (桂) (each player starts with two) move two squares forward and one to the side. This means they have a maximum of two legal moves, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 8 or 9. Like the Knights of Chess, they can jump pieces.
* The Lances (香) (each player starts with two) can move any number of spaces forward, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
* The Rook (飛) (each player starts with one) moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon King (竜), which can move like a Rook or a King.
* The Bishop (角) (each player starts with one), moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon Horse (馬), which can move like a Bishop or a King.
* The Pawns (歩) (each player starts with nine, and can never have more than one in play on each file) move and capture one square forward. They must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
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* The King (王) (each player starts with one, initially in the middle of row 1) moves like in Chess and does not promote.
* The Gold Generals (金) (each player starts withtwo) two, initially on row 1 on either side of the King) move one square orthogonally or one diagonally forward. They do not promote.
* The Silver Generals (銀) (each player starts withtwo) two, initially on the outer sides of the Gold Generals) move one square diagonally or one forward, like the Bishops in TabletopGame/{{Makruk}}. They can promote to Gold General in rows 7, 8, or 9.
* The Knights (桂) (each player starts withtwo) two, initially on the outer sides of the Silver Generals) move two squares forward and one to the side. This means they have a maximum of two legal moves, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 8 or 9. Like the Knights of Chess, they can jump pieces.
* The Lances (香) (each player starts withtwo) two, initially in the corners of row 1) can move any number of spaces forward, and must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
* The Rook (飛) (each player starts withone) one, initially on row 2, three spaces to the right of the middle) moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon King (竜), which can move like a Rook or a King.
* The Bishop (角) (each player starts withone), one, initially on row 2, three spaces to the left of the middle), moves like in Chess. In rows 7, 8, or 9, it can promote to a Dragon Horse (馬), which can move like a Bishop or a King.
* The Pawns (歩) (each player starts with nine, initially on every file of row 3, and can never have more than one in play on each file) move and capture one square forward. They must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
* The Gold Generals (金) (each player starts with
* The Silver Generals (銀) (each player starts with
* The Knights (桂) (each player starts with
* The Lances (香) (each player starts with
* The Rook (飛) (each player starts with
* The Bishop (角) (each player starts with
* The Pawns (歩) (each player starts with nine, initially on every file of row 3, and can never have more than one in play on each file) move and capture one square forward. They must promote to Gold General when they reach row 9.
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* One of the treasures found in ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'', the Boss Stone, is a King piece.
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''Shōgi'' is a strategy game of the same family as TabletopGame/{{Xiangqi}} and TabletopGame/{{Chess}}, and evolved in Japan. It is played on a 9x9 board.
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''Shōgi'' is a strategy game an AbstractStrategyGame of the same family as TabletopGame/{{Xiangqi}} and TabletopGame/{{Chess}}, and evolved in Japan. It is played on a 9x9 board.
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* AbstractStrategyGame: The theming is minimal, the rules are fairly simple, and the course of a game is dictated entirely by the players' actions.
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* UniquenessRule: Players are not allowed to drop a pawn on any file on which they have another unpromoted pawn already in play. This makes it impossible to create chains of pawns that protect the pawn in front of them.
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* ''Literature/{{Videssos}}'' features an unnamed board game features an unnamed board game that is clearly supposed to be shogi, with the names of the pieces changed slightly (e.g., silver pieces and gold pieces rather than silver and gold generals).
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* ''Literature/{{Videssos}}'' features an unnamed board game features an unnamed board game that is clearly supposed to be shogi, with the names of the pieces changed slightly (e.g., silver pieces and gold pieces rather than silver and gold generals).
