A brayout piece is any of the 13 types of movable objects used on a 10×10 chessboard to play the game of brayout.
Pawn
Pawn (Zhoushi: Pєшag) is the most basic figure on the board. Player starts with a total of 10 figures. It has a relative value of 1. If a pawn reaches an end of the board, it can be replaced by one of the figures captured from the opponent.
Pawn can move two spaces instead of one on the first move, to speed up the opening of the game. Unlike chess, brayout pawns take figures in front of them, not diagonally from them, so en passant does not exist.
Dragon
Dragon (Drag)
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Dragon (Zhoushi: Drag) is the promoted figure derived from the pawn. This figure may be obtained if a pawn enters the promotion zone and has the ability to move backwards as well as forwards. It has a relative value of 2. If a dragon reaches an end of the board, it can be replaced by one of the figures captured from the opponent.
Rook
Rook (Vєʒ)
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Rook (Zhoushi: Vєʒ) is the brayout version of the chess rook. Player starts with a total of 2 figures of this type and may obtain more via captivity. It has a relative value of 5.
Stronghold
Stronghold (Tƿrz)
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Stronghold (Zhoushi: Tƿrz) is the promoted figure derived from the rook. This figure may be obtained if a rook enters the promotion zone and has the ability to move as a rook as well as an advisor (ferz). It has a relative value of 6.
Bishop
Bishop (Stꝛiλaч)
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Bishop (Zhoushi: Stꝛiλaч) is the brayout version of the chess bishop. Player starts with a total of 2 figures of this type and may obtain more via captivity. It has a relative value of 3.
Serviceman
Serviceman (Osadkan)
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Serviceman (Zhoushi: Osadkan) is the promoted figure derived from the bishop. This figure may be obtained if a bishop enters the promotion zone and has the ability to move as a bishop as well as an advisor (ferz). It has a relative value of 4.
Horse
Horse (Kөƞ)
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Horse (Zhoushi: Kөƞ) is the brayout version of the chess knight. Player starts with a total of 2 figures of this type and may obtain more via captivity. It has a relative value of 3.
Knight
Knight (Ryꞇiꝛ)
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Knight (Zhoushi: Ryꞇiꝛ) is the promoted figure derived from the horse. This figure may be obtained if a horse enters the promotion zone and has the ability to move as a horse as well as an advisor (ferz). It has a relative value of 4.
Preacher
Preacher (Bramojil)
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Preacher (Zhoushi: Bramojil) is the brayout version of the fairy chess princess. Player starts with a total of 2 figures of this type and may obtain more via captivity. It has a relative value of 6.
Speaker
Speaker (Kazaꞇel)
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Speaker (Zhoushi: Kazaꞇel) is the promoted figure derived from the preacher. This figure may be obtained if a preacher enters the promotion zone and has the ability to move as a rook as well as a horse, making it an equivalent to the fairy chess empress. It has a relative value of 8. It is the only promoted figure that loses the ability to move to some squares that were previously accessible by its unpromoted variant.
Advisor
Advisor (Raƌe)
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Advisor (Zhoushi: Raƌe) is the brayout version of the fairy chess ferz. Player starts with a total of 2 figures of this type, but may obtain more via captivity as this figure can not be taken captive. It has a relative value of 2. If an advisor reaches an end of the board, it can be replaced by a queen, even if it has not been captured by an opponent.
Queen
Queen (Kralovna)
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Queen (Zhoushi: Kralovna) is the brayout version of the chess queen. Player starts with a single figure of this type and may obtain more via captivity or it can be promoted from the advisor reaching the end of the board. It has a relative value of 9.
King
King (Zhoushi: Kral) is the brayout version of the chess king. Player has a single figure and is the only figure that can not be sacrificed, as losing of the king results in a checkmate. For this reason, it is not assigned a relative value (technically, the value is infinite).
If the king is located in a palace, a player can move it two spaces instead of one. This move can be reapeated as long as the king doesn't enter the opponent's promotion area, after which the palace is considered to be dissolved.
King Challenger
King Challenger (Zhoushi: Kral ƿyzivaꞇeλ) is a type of the brayout king, that is traditionally assigned to a less experienced player challenging a more experienced one, or to a minor partner in a match between two players of a different societal or allegorical statute. A player with this figure traditionally plays second.
It is no longer used in the competetive brayout matches, with a sole exception of a match between a challenger and a holding World Champion. However, there is no clear protocol on when this is to be used instead of the 7 pawn throw and often is based on the agreement between the two players.
Winning with a King Challenger is seen as of higher value morally, while offering the play as the King Challenger is seen as giving your opponent your respects for their achievements or recognizing their cotemporary position within the traditional hierarchy.
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