Brayout

Brayout (Brajөꞇ)

Years active	c. 17th century to present (predecessors circa 900 years earlier)
Genre(s)	Board game Abstract strategy game Mind sport
Players	2
Playing time	Casual games usually last 10 to 60 minutes; tournament games last anywhere from about 10 minutes to 6 hours or more, rarely even days.
Random chance	None
Skill(s) required	Strategy, tactics

Brayout (Zhoushi: Brajөꞇ, pronounced /braju͡oc/; historical Zhengian pronounciation: /ɓrajwəːɗ/) is a game that developed in Zhousheng and combines multiple aspects of Chess and Shogi

History

TBA

Current setup

B	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E
C											F
P											P
F	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E

Figure	Code	Name			Note	Movement
		Zhoushi	Belgorian	Common
	P	Pєшag	ⲡⲓⲉϣϫ	Pawn	If the figure reaches the other side of the board, it can be replaced with a capture piece
	P̟	Drag	ⲇⲣⲁⲕ	Dragon	Promoted figure from the pawn. Can be exchanged for a captured piece
	V	Vєʒ	ⲯⲉⲇϭ	Rook	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a stronghold
	V̟	Tƿrz	ⲣⲓⲉⲯⲛⲟⲥⲧ	Stronghold
	S	Stꝛiλaч	ⲥⲧⲣⲓⲉⲗϫ	Bishop	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a serviceman
	S̟	Osadkan	ⲕⲩϣⲛⲓⲓⲕ	Serviceman
	K	Kөƞ	ⲕⲩⲟⲛⲓ	Horse	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a knight
	K̟	Ryꞇiꝛ	ⲓⲁⲍⲇⲓⲉⲕ	Knight
	B	Bramojil	ⲕⲁⲍⲛⲓⲓⲕ	Preacher	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a speaker
	B̟	Kazaꞇel	ⲣⲉⲯⲉⲣⲉⲛⲇ	Speaker
	I	Raƌe	ⲣⲁⲇ	Advisor	If they reach the opposite side of the board, they can be exchanged for any figure regardless of captivity
	D	Kralovna	ⲕⲣⲁⲗⲟⲯⲛⲁ	Queen
	R	Kral	ⲕⲣⲟⲗ	King	In the case the king is attacked and has no way to avoid that attack, the game ends.

First movement of pawns

Pawns

Palaces

Palaces are located in the squares E1, E2, F1, F2 (one palace) and E9, Eᚴ, F9, Fᚴ (the other palace). If the king is located in the palace they began in (not the opposing palace), they can do a move called "king's" leap, which allows them to jump two spaces instead of one. That doesn't mean, that kings are not allowed to move in the palace normally, just that they can perform the jump.

B	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E
C											F
P											P
F	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E

This move can be performed unlimited number of times, as long as the king doesn't enter opponent's promotion area. The moment the king enters the opponent's promotion zone, the palace is considered "disbanded" and the king may not perform the move anymore. The king may not perform the jump from outside into the palace, only from inside out.

Promotion

The promotion of a figure is done by flipping it. The promotion of a figure can (but doesn't have to) be done when the figure enters the opposing player's promotion zone, which are the three last rows of the board.

B	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E
C											F
P											P
F	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E

The promotions are:

• Pawn → Dragon
• Rook → Stronghold
• Bishop → Serviceman
• Horse → Knight
• Preacher → Speaker

King, Queen and Advisor can not be promoted.

Once any figure is promoted, it can not be un-promoted (which may be eventual disadvantage in the case of a preacher/speaker)

Captivity

Just like in Shogi or Crazyhouse, captured enemy pieces may be introduced as your own piece.

B	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E
C											F
P											P
F	HOLDING SPACE (CAPTIVITY)										E

The difference with the above mentioned mechanics, in Brayout, that this system is merged with Chess promotion system. There is a total of 10 captivity slots. Due to obvious reasons, pawns, advisors and a king can not be taken captive, as they can not be used in this mechanic, which leaves 9 figures that can realistically be taken hostage. That leaves unavoidably one space on the captivity line unoccupied.

If the taken figure is promoted, it will be placed back on the board in its unpromoted state and must leave and re-enter the promotion zone to get promoted.

Rules

TBA

Champions

Year	Host country	Host city	World champion	Runner(s)-up	Won (+)	Lost (−)	Draw (=)	Format
Unofficial tournaments
1834	In the Polyashi Empire	In Preimand			4			Single-elimination tournament
1839	In the Polyashi Empire	In Nadgorica			4
1844	In the Polyashi Empire	In Ukadsk			3
1849	In the Polyashi Empire	In Ukadsk			4
1854	In the Polyashi Empire	In Kandan			7			Round-robin tournament
1859	In the Polyashi Empire	Nadgorica			9
1864	In Zhengia	Kandan			10
1869	In Bogmia	Zhousheng City			11
1874	In Zhengia	Ukadsk			8
Zhengian-backed host championship
1879	Zhengia	Ukadsk			9			Round-robin tournament
1884	Zhengia	Ukadsk			11
1890	Zhengia	Ukadsk			10			first-to-10 wins + tiebreak
1895	Zhengia	Ukadsk			10
1900	Zhengia	Kandan			10
1905	Zhengia	Kandan			10
1909	Zhengia	Ukadsk			10
1913	Zhoushi Union	Kandan
International championship
1918	Prei Meas	Dǒr Ōnŏtōra			10			first-to-10 wins + tiebreak
1922	Gadorien	Behmring			10
1926	Hatstheput	Victoria			10
1930	Qazhshava	Dolinagore			10
1934	[[|]]				10
1938	New Sebronia	Haæstre			10
1942	Monte Blanco	Pinžak			12			first-to-12 wins + tiebreak
1946	Riamo	Maremo City			12
1950	Gadorien	Colonia			12
1954	[[|]]				12
1957	Kentalis	Čuradin			12
1961	Bakyern	Kållaby			12
1965	New Sebronia	Pistora			12
1969	Template:Country data Layfet				12
1973	Monte Blanco				12
1977	Zhousheng	Zhousheng City						best-of-24 + tiebreak
1981	Qazhshava	Belingil
1985	Monte Blanco	Montginia
1989	Kentalis	Apačin
1993	Template:Country data Layfet							best-of-20 + tiebreak
1997	Gadorien	Aȝoꭈsheim
1999	[[|]]
2003	Bakyern	Östervask						best-of-16 + tiebreak
2006	Kentalis	Apačin
2009	Zhousheng	Kandan
2012	Qazhshava	Mishi kray						best-of-12 + tiebreak
2015	Prei Meas	D̐a Nt̩̐ả
2018	Kentalis	Polácica
2021	Mustelaria