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There are 15 vertical lines and 14 horizontal lines on the board. (15 boxes horizontally, 14 boxes vertically ) 210 boxes over all.

It is divided into North and South, 6 horizontal lines, that is 90 boxes, on your side, are called «the entire army (三軍)”. The intersection of 5 horizontal lines on your side and 9 middle vertical lines, which are 45 dots, are called “the centre (中軍)”, and the 21 boxes excluding borders of „the centre” are called “내영 (Naeyoung)”. The 9 boxes located at the very centre of Naeyoung are called “Nine Palace (九宮)”. In the Nine Palace, there are diagonal lines as well and you put your king in the middle.

Behind the King, both on the left and right, you put 士 (scholar). On both side of 士, you put 象. 車 should be placed on the left and right of 象. 砲 should be placed on the other corner of the Nine Palace (where 士 didn’t take). 馬 should be placed 2 boxes before 象 (which is left and right of 砲).

24 boxes surrounding “내영 (Naeyoung)” is called “외영(waeyoung)”.

前鋒 is placed in the very centre (that is 2 boxes above the king). 後將 is place in the middle of lower side of “외영(waeyoung)” (that is 2 boxes below the king).

In “외영(waeyoung)”, two places where they have the same horizontal line with the King, you place 奇, and the side corners in the lower side of „(waeyoung)” you should put 游, and above side corners you put 伏.

The empty box in front of 前鋒 is called 營門, on the left of 營門 space out a box and put 步, then on the right side, again space out a box and put 6 騎s.

The intersection of left 3 vertical lines and 5 bottom horizontal lines is called 左軍(left army) and the intersection of right 3 vertical lines and the 5 bottom lines is called 右軍(right army). The centre of left army and right army is also called Nine palace, which has diagonal lines, and where 將 should be placed.

Behind 將 of left and right army, place a 士.

In the outer room next to 士 in left and right army, put 車, and inner room next to 士, put 象. The top corners of the nine palace of left and right army, put 馬 inside and put 砲 outside.

The rules for moving the king and 將 is the same as 宮 in traditional Janggi, 車, 馬, 象, 砲, and 士 is same as Janggi as well. 騎 can only move forward 1 diagonally. 步 is same as 卒·兵 in Janggi.

游 moves like 馬 in Chinese Janggi. 伏 can move 1 diagonally. 游 cannot take other pieces or taken by other pieces on the board. However, it can only be taken by 伏.

奇 can move horizontally or vertically one or two moves like 車.

You win if you capture 元帥, but if you didn’t, dominant side wins. If 將 from either left or right army is captures, all the pieces in there belongs to the other party (the ownership changes). However, if you capture the piece which captured your 將 right afterwards, you can get all the lost pieces back.

前鋒 can only be captured when exchanging.