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Shogi is a Japanese board game that's also known as Japanese chess or the game of generals. It's played similarly to traditional chess, with the goal of checkmating the king. While most differences between shogi and traditional chess are minor tweaks, there are two rules that drastically change the way you play this game. Firstly, captured pieces become the property of the capturer and can re-enter play by being dropped onto nearly any vacant square. Secondly, in shogi, all pieces except the gold general and the king can promote, but only to one specific type of piece - the character on the backside of the piece. Promotion is also easier in shogi because the promotion zone is closer to the starting position of the pieces (the first three rows on the opponent's side).