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								Single-elimination tournament
1839
1844
1849
1854								Round-robin tournament
1859
1864
1869
1874
Zhengian-hosted championship
1879								Round-robin tournament
1884
1890								first-to-10 wins + tiebreak
1895