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The board is indeed somewhat compact, having the same span as a shogi board but with 20 fewer tiles. While I suspect increasing the board size would allow for more strategic maneuverability, play-testing has thus far suggests that the size—paired with the move sets of the pieces—works well for skirmish games. I will do some testing with a larger board and perhaps include them as minor variants.

I am unaware of the contexts in which "behemoth" would be an uncomfortable name, with most of my exposure referencing an unusually large animal. I agree "heart" can sound a bit creepy. My intention was the usage aligned with "essence" or "core", but there are likely better words to use.

The name "Dzura" is not an actual word (as far as I can tell, though it is close to the Japanese word for "wig"), but was selected in the context of a conlang. The game itself is part of a worldbuilding project, under the intention of finding something similar to the chess family but not explicitly derivative. The name is simply a word that fits the intended in-world culture.

I will update the introduction to give a better understanding of game's context (and see if I can find some better piece names, or at least clarify that the piece names are more thematic than descriptive of their chess counterparts).