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Christine Bagley-Jones wrote on Thu, Jan 5, 2012 01:11 PM UTC:
Stone General : moves 1 square diagonally forward.

Iron General : moves 1 square in the 3 forward directions.

Evil Wolf: steps 1 square orthogonally sideways or directly forward, or
diagonally forward.

Ram's-head soldier: slides diagonally forward any number of squares.

Wood General: slides 1 or 2 squares diagonally forward.

Enchanted Badger: Steps 1 or 2 squares orthogonally forward or sideways.

Violent Bear: steps 1 square horizontally and one or two squares diagonally
forward.

Flying Cock: steps 1 square orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.

Lance: moves any number of free squares directly forward (orthogonal).

Keima: leaps 2 squares directly forward like a knight only.

Side Mover: moves any number of free squares orthogonally sideways, or 1
square directly forward.('Heian dai shogi').

Side dragon: moves any number of free squares in a straight line
orthogonally forward or sideways.('Taikyoku shogi').

Running wolf: steps 1 square orthogonally forward or moves any number of
free squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward (Taikyoku shogi).

Angry boar: moves 1 square orthogonally forward or sideways or 1-2 squares
diagonally forward (Taikyoku shogi).

Shogi variants checked; wa, chu, heian dai, dai, tenjiku, dai dai, maka dai
dai, tai and taikyoku.