Devin Ulibarri

Japanese chess. I'm learning with my son.

#Chess #JapaneseChess

Feb 21 at 3:07pmMastodon for Android
Show threadIron BugFeb 21
@pikurasa looks complicated.
Show threadDevin UlibarriFeb 21

@iron_bug I've only played about a dozen times, and I haven't yet figured out if it's more complicated than (European) chess.

The pieces move differently and the board is 9x9, but the most significant difference IMO is that you can use the pieces you capture (with a few caveats). I was totally shocked when I found that out during one of my first games.

Show threadIron BugFeb 21
@pikurasa using the captured pieces is a good idea. that makes it totally different from chess or anything like games on chess board.