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

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Current setup

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

Figure	Code	Name			Movement	Note
		Zhoushi	Belgorian	Common
	P	Pєшag	ⲡⲓⲉϣϫ	Pawn	One space forward (or two spaces at the beginning)	If the figure reaches the other side of the board, it can be replaced with a capture piece
	P̟	Drag	ⲇⲣⲁⲕ	Dragon	One space forwards or backwards	Promoted figure from the pawn. Can be exchanged for a captured piece
	V	Vєʒ	ⲯⲉⲇϭ	Rook	Any number of horizontal or vertical spaces	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a stronghold
	V̟	Tƿrz	ⲣⲓⲉⲯⲛⲟⲥⲧ	Stronghold	Any number of horizontal or vertical spaces or one space in any diagonal
	S	Stꝛiλaч	ⲥⲧⲣⲓⲉⲗϫ	Bishop	Any number of diagonal spaces	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a serviceman
	S̟	Osadkan	ⲕⲩϣⲛⲓⲓⲕ	Serviceman	Any number of diagonal spaces or one space vertically or horizontally
	K	Kөƞ	ⲕⲩⲟⲛⲓ	Horse	One step to the side from two spaces forward (1,2)	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a knight
	K̟	Ryꞇiꝛ	ⲓⲁⲍⲇⲓⲉⲕ	Knight	Same as a horse, but may also move one step diagonally
	B	Bramojil	ⲕⲁⲍⲛⲓⲓⲕ	Preacher	Composite movement of a horse and of a bishop	Can be promoted if they reach the enemy zone into a speaker
	B̟	Kazaꞇel	ⲣⲉⲯⲉⲣⲉⲛⲇ	Speaker	Composite movement of a horse and of a rook
	I	Raƌe	ⲣⲁⲇ	Advisor	One space in diagonals	If they reach the opposite side of the board, they can be exchanged for any figure regardless of captivity
	D	Kralovna	ⲕⲣⲁⲗⲟⲯⲛⲁ	Queen	Any number of spaces diagonally, horizontally and vertically
	R	Kral	ⲕⲣⲟⲗ	King	One space in any direction, two spaces if inside the palace	In the case the king is attacked and has no way to avoid that attack, the game ends.

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Rules

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Champions

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