While reading a manga (japanese comic book) named Hunter X Hunter, one of the main characters is learning a board game called Gungi as a sidestory. they don't list the actual rules of the game but most of it can be deduced from reading it over and over again. Judging from the rules I've figured out, I was wondering if anyone knew of a real game that is similar to this.
Known Rules:
-the object is to capture the king.
-played on a single color 9x9 board.
-the board starts blank and players take turns placing their pieces however they see fit within the first 3 rows on their side of the board.
-after all the pieces are placed player's take turns moving one piece.
-pieces can be stacked up to 3 on a square.
-pieces have stats including defense, attack and attack range.
-each player has 24 pieces total.
the last 2 rules I cannot confirm. I counted 24 pieces on each side of of the board during the initial setup, so I'm assuming that is the correct number.
I would think that the pieces have defense, attack, and range stats, unless there is a reason for stacking them that I cannot see. in the book, the character says "A strategy of mounting an archer on a ground piece to serve as the point of attack and defense. It is a classic tactic of high archer positioning. It's simple and effective." which leads me to believe he is refering to the defense stat of the ground unit and the attack range of the archer.
Any help in identifying this game would be greatly appreciated.
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Gunjin looks interesting, but it wasnt what I was looking for. as for Hunter X Hunter, the game is only in manga chapters 244 to 247 that can be downloaded here: http://stoptazmo.com/hunter_x_hunter/ its alot farther than the anime is.