Shogi (Japanese Chess)

Set up pieces in the standard starting formation across the first three rows on each side.

Pieces move in specific patterns depending on type, similar in spirit to Western chess.

Captured pieces are kept by the capturing player and can be dropped back onto the board as their own piece on a later turn.

Pieces reaching the far three rows may be promoted, gaining new movement options.

The game ends in checkmate, when a king cannot escape capture.