The Phoenix is the King in ToriShogi. It moves the same as a King and the game is over when the Phoenix is checkmated or captured. A piece must always promote when it enters or moves in the promotion zone. Pieces remain unpromoted if dropped into the promotion zone, but must promote the next time they are moved. Only the Falcon and Swallows promote in ToriShogi.
Swallows are similar to Pawns in Shogi.
They may not be dropped to give checkmate. They may not be dropped onto a column which already has two unpromoted Swallows. An 'x' indicates a square which the piece may move or jump to. A dot is used to show jump moves clearly. A line indicates the piece may move any number of squares in that direction.