PUBLIC ALPHA · FRONTIER SHOGI
Every rival is a future recruit.
Hired Guns brings shogi to a frontier game table. Capture opposing pieces, recruit them to your reserve, and drop them back into play under your command.
What you can play today
Challenge a practice computer, play someone beside you on the same device, or ride the three-part teaching trail. The original score, The Porch Sessions, is available through the musical-note button. Sound starts only after you enable it.
Pass-and-play means two people on one device. This alpha does not yet include internet multiplayer, player accounts, ratings, tournaments, or chat.
A familiar game beneath a different landscape
The current rules model includes shogi movement, captures and drops, promotion, check and checkmate, repetition, and the 27-point entering-king declaration. This is an alpha implementation, not a certified tournament service. The computer is a practice opponent.
Your progress
The game can save progress in this browser when storage is available. Use the in-game Save game option to export a backup. A different device, browser profile, or website address has a separate save area.
Credits
Game concept and direction: the Hired Guns project. Frontier concept art and interface illustrations were developed with AI assistance. The seven original soundtrack compositions use synthesized instruments rather than outside music recordings or sample packs.
Public Alpha 1.3.1 · Original Score Edition.