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Shogi. The Japanese form of Chess, in which players get to keep and replay captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Brian Guo wrote on Sat, Apr 19, 2008 10:59 PM UTC:
The board layout is as follows:


   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   | l | n | s | g | k | g | s | n | l |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   | r |   |   |   |   |   | b |   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   | B |   |   |   |   |   | R |   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   | L | N | S | G | K | G | S | N | L |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+