Nature of The Game
With the introduction of the cannons of Chinese and Korean chess, as well as their diagonal counterparts, the inventor wanted to add a new dimension to the classical game of shogi. With a pawn array similar to the one used in Chinese and Korean chess, the opening game tends to be much more tactical and explosive than in ordinary shogi. Not only because of their high number, the cannons dominate play more than in xiangqi and janggi. Because of the drops, they are more mobile and dangerous in all phases of the game. They may be weakened a little on board, as more and more pieces are captured and kept in hand, but may still be very useful when dropped on the board again, or when other pieces are dropped in front of them.
The Pawns move and capture sideways as well as forwards, because the inventor thought that they needed some compensation, being only 2x5 against 2x15 officers.
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