12 Janggi
In this Death Match, play quick but sharp moves to stay ahead in a miniature game of janggi.
| Designer(s): Non-original Game | Match Type: DM (for 2 players) |
| Featured in: The Genius: Black Garnet, The Genius: Grand Final, Yin and Yang, Genius Online: Tabula Rasa | |
Archivist's Note: no rules were provided for this Death Match, as the rules were identical to the ones on the show, and both players were assumed to be familiar with them.
Tags
Grid-based (The game involves play on a grid.)
Piece movement (The game involves pieces moving on a board.)
Piece placement (The game involves pieces being placed on a board.)
Piece removal (The game involves pieces being removed from the board.)
Strategy (The game tests the players' strategic & tactical abilities.)
Turn-based (The game involves players taking turns one after another.)
The game you two will be playing is called....TWELVE JANGGI
Here are the rules for your pleasure. This game will also be played live ideally.
Each player starts the game with four pieces that move in different ways:
- A King in the center of your territory: All directions
- A General to the right of the king: Horizontally and vertically
- A Minister to the left of the king: Diagonally
- A Man in front of the king: Forward
The game is played on a four by three board with the three squares closest to each player’s side being their respective territories. Each piece moves as in standard shogi (dictated above), but is limited to moving one square per turn. If the Man advances to the opponent's territory, it is promoted to a Feudal Lord. Feudal Lords can move one square in any direction besides diagonally backwards (like the gold general in shogi). Pieces that are captured may be placed down anywhere but in the opponent’s territory.
Similar to shogi, if a Feudal Lord is captured, it can only be dropped back into play as Man. If the players play the same moves three turns in a row, then the game is a draw. There are two ways to win the game: capturing the opponent's King, or advancing one's own King into the opponent's territory and surviving for one turn.
oh, and here's a picture of the board:
Tags
Grid-based (The game involves play on a grid.)
Piece movement (The game involves pieces moving on a board.)
Piece placement (The game involves pieces being placed on a board.)
Piece removal (The game involves pieces being removed from the board.)
Strategy (The game tests the players' strategic & tactical abilities.)
Turn-based (The game involves players taking turns one after another.)