All Chess-Family War Games

The chess family proper: games of differentiated armies, each piece with its own rank and movement rule, descended from or parallel to the historical game of Chaturanga, covering Chess, Chaturanga, Xiangqi, Janggi, Shogi and Tafl Games. Belongs here: capture games where pieces have distinct roles and powers. Does not belong here: capture games with uniform pieces, grouped under Displacement and Capture Games, or modern hidden-information conquest games with no traditional lineage, grouped under Modern Conquest and War Games.