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Introduction
Welcome to the network Tenjiku Shogi server. The rules are similar to other Shogi variants. The pieces are described below. The commands are the same for all pbmserv games.
The challenge command is:tenjikushogi challenge [ -classiclionhawk][ -classicgenerals][ -classic][ -handicap=xxx] userid1 userid2
Starts a new game between userid1 and userid2.
The "-classiclionhawk" option causes the game to be played with the classic Lion Hawk movement rules.
The "-classicgenerals" option causes the game to be played with the classic Generals movement rules.
The "-classic" option is the same as specifying both "-classiclionhawk" and "-classicgenerals"
.The full syntax for the "-handicap" option is described on the shogi help page.
For complete rules and strategy, see the online book on Tenjiku Shogi by Colin Adams.
Tenjiku Shogi
Tenjiku may be translated as "Exotic". Be sure to read note Fi on the Fire Demon before attempting to play.
Here is the opening board setup:
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | wL | wN | wFL| wI | wC | wS | wG | wDE| wK | wG | wS | wC | wI | wFL| wN | wL | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | wRC| | wCh| wCh| | wBT| wPh| wFK| wLn| wKy| wBT| | wCh| wCh| | wRC| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | wSS| wVS| wB | wDH| wDK| wWB| wFi| wFE| wLH| wFi| wWB| wDK| wDH| wB | wVS| wSS| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | wSM| wVM| wR | wHF| wSE| wBG| wRG| wVG| wGG| wRG| wBG| wSE| wHF| wR | wVM| wSM| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | wP | +----+----+----+----+----*----+----+----+----+----+----*----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | wDg| | | | | | | wDg| | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | bDg| | | | | | | bDg| | | | | +----+----+----+----+----*----+----+----+----+----+----*----+----+----+----+----+ | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | bP | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | bSM| bVM| bR | bHF| bSE| bBG| bRG| bGG| bVG| bRG| bBG| bSE| bHF| bR | bVM| bSM| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | bSS| bVS| bB | bDH| bDK| bWB| bFi| bLH| bFE| bFi| bWB| bDK| bDH| bB | bVS| bSS| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | bRC| | bCh| bCh| | bBT| bKy| bLn| bFK| bPh| bBT| | bCh| bCh| | bRC| +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | bL | bN | bFL| bI | bC | bS | bG | bK | bDE| bG | bS | bC | bI | bFL| bN | bL | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
Tenjiku Shogi Pieces
- An 'x' indicates a square which the piece may move or jump to.
- A line indicates the piece may move any number of squares in that direction.
- A number indicates the piece may move in that direction up to that number of squares, but not jumping.
- 'a' and 'b' indicate Lion moves. The piece may jump to any of the squares, or it may make two consecutive king-moves on these squares.
- A dot is used as a reminder of the 3-step area move which Fire Demons and Vice Generals have.
\ / \ x /
B Bishop x+B x Dragon Horse
/ \ promotes to Dragon Horse / x \ promoted Bishop
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
\ / . . \ . / . .
BG Bishop General [note G] . . .+BH. . . Vice General [see note G]
/ \ promotes to Vice General . . / . \ . . promoted Bishop General
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
x x x | x
x BTx Blind Tiger x+BTx Flying Stag
x x x promotes to Flying Stag x | x Promoted Blind Tiger
\ /
\ | / ! ! ! The Heavenly Tetrarchs
2 Ch2 Chariot Soldier 3 !+Ch! 3 [see note HT]
/ | \ promotes to ! ! ! promoted Chariot Soldier
Heavenly Tetrarchs / \
x x x x
C Copper General --+C -- Side Mover
x promotes to Side Mover x promoted Copper General
x |
Dg Dog +Dg Multi General
x x promotes to Multi General / \ promoted Dog
x x x x x x
x DEx Drunk Elephant x+DEx Crown Prince
x x promotes to Crown Prince x x x promoted Drunk Elephant
b
\ x / \ a /
x DHx Dragon Horse --+DH-- Horned Falcon
/ x \ promotes to Horned Falcon / | \ promoted Dragon Horse
b b
x | x a | a
-- DK-- Dragon King --+DK-- Soaring Eagle
x | x promotes to Soaring Eagle / | \ promoted Dragon King
x
\ | /
x-- FE--x Free Eagle (none)
/ | \ does not promote
x
x
\ | / \ | /
-- FK-- Free King x--+FK--x Free Eagle
/ | \ promotes to Free Eagle / | \ promoted Free King
x
x x x \ /
FL Ferocious Leopard +FL Bishop
x x x promotes to Bishop / \ promoted Ferocious Leopard
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. . \ | / . .
. . . Fi. . . Fire Demon [see note Fi] (none)
. . / | \ . . does not promote
. . . . . . .
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\ | /
-- GG-- Great General [see note G] (none)
/ | \ does not promote
x x x |
x G x Gold General --+G -- Rook
x promotes to Rook | promoted Gold General
b
\ a / \ | /
-- HF-- Horned Falcon --+HF-- Bishop General [see note G]
/ | \ promotes to Bishop General / | \ promoted Horned Falcon
x x x |
I Iron General 2+I 2 Vertical Soldier
promotes to Gold General x promoted Iron General
x x x
x K x King (none)
x x x does not promote
x b b b b b
x x b a a a b
x Ky x Kylin b a+Kya b Lion
x x promotes to Lion b a a a b promoted Kylin
x b b b b b
| \ | /
L Lance +L White Horse
promotes to White Horse | promoted Lance
b b b b b \ b b b /
b a a a b b a a a b Modern Lion Hawk
b a Lna b Lion b a+Lna b (moves as Lion or Bishop)
b a a a b does not promote b a a a b promoted Lion
b b b b b / b b b \
\ b b b /
b a a a b Modern Lion Hawk
b a LHa b (moves as Lion or Bishop) (none)
b a a a b does not promote
/ b b b \
x x 2
Knight --+N -- Side Soldier
N promotes to Gold General x promoted Knight
x x x x
P Pawn x+P x Tokin
promotes to Tokin x promoted Pawn
x x
x \ | /
x Phx Phoenix --+Ph-- Free King
x promotes to Free King / | \ promoted Phoenix
x x
| x | x
-- R -- Rook --+R -- Dragon King
| promotes to Dragon King x | x promoted Rook
| |
RC Reverse Chariot +RC Whale
| promotes to Whale / | \ promoted Reverse Chariot
| \ | /
-- RG-- Rook General [see note G] --+RG-- Great General [see note G]
| promotes to Great General / | \ promoted Rook General
x \ /
-- SM-- Side Mover --+SM-- Free Boar
x promotes to Free Boar / \ promoted Side Mover
2 \ 2 /
-- SS-- Side Soldier --+SM-- Water Buffalo
x promotes to Water Buffalo / 2 \ promoted Side Soldier
x x x |
S Silver General x+S x Vertical Mover
x x promotes to Vertical Mover | promoted Silver General
b b
a | a |
-- SE-- Soaring Eagle --+SE-- Rook General [see note G]
/ | \ promotes to Rook General | promoted Soaring Eagle
. . . . .
. \ . / .
. . VG. . Vice General [see note G] (none)
. / . \ . does not promote
. . . . .
| \ | /
x VMx Vertical Mover +VM Flying Ox
| promotes to Flying Ox / | \ promoted Vertical Mover
| \ | /
2 VS2 Vertical Soldier 2+VS2 Chariot Soldier
x promotes to Chariot Soldier / | \ promoted Vertical Soldier
. . . . .
\ 2 / . \ | / .
-- WB-- Water Buffalo . .+WB. . Fire Demon [note Fi]
/ 2 \ promotes to Fire Demon . / | \ . promoted Water Buffalo
. . . . .
Note Fi (Fire Demon)
. . . . . . \ | / . . . Fi. . Fire Demon . / | \ . does not promote . . . . .
The Fire Demon moves any number of squares in the directions shown. It may also move as a 3-step area mover. Which means it may make a move consisting of 1-3 steps, where each step is like a king move, but only the last move may be a capture, and it may not end up on its starting square.
Any pieces in the 8 squares adjacent to the destination square are burned (captured). Any opposing piece ending its move adjacent to a Fire Demon is burned (a suicide move). If a Fire Demon moves adjacent to an opposing Fire Demon, all pieces adjacent to the moving Fire Demon are burned except for the stationary Fire Demon, and the moving Fire Demon is itself burned.
Note G (The Jumping Generals)
The Great General, Vice General, Rook General and Bishop General are ranging jumping pieces. They may move any distance in the directions indicated, or they may capture by jumping over any intervening pieces (of either player). The only limit to their jumping is that they may not jump over a King or Generals who are equal or higher in the following jumping hierarchy:
(King) a Great General b Vice General c Rook General or Bishop General
Traditional Tenjiku Shogi rules do not allow the generals to capture equal or higher members in the heirarchy. These rules restrict jumping but not capturing, which allows for some "nice mating threats right from the opening".
In addition, the Vice General has the same 3-step area move which the Fire Demon has.
Note HT (The Heavenly Tetrarchs)
\ / ! ! ! 3 !+Ch! 3 The Heavenly Tetrarchs ! ! ! promoted Chariot Soldier / \
The Heavenly Tetrarchs cannot move to the eight adjacent squares. They may igui capture (like a lion) any piece on those squares. They may jump over any piece on those squares in order to complete the other moves.
In other words, they may (1) igui capture an adjacent piece, (2) move horizonally 2 or 3 squares, jumping a piece on the first square, but not on the second square, or (3) move diagonally any number of squares, jumping an adjacent piece if necessary.
Note Li (Lion moves)
A Lion may make two consecutive king moves, both or either of which may be a capture. It may also jump to any of the 'b' squares. This allows it to "igui capture" any piece on a 'a' square without moving (capture and move back).
The Lion Hawk may move as a Lion or a Bishop.
The Horned Falcon and Soaring Eagle have the Lion power only in certain directions. This is indicated by the 'a' and 'b' squares.
