The Board is 81 Spaces long. The Starting Position is shown below from Player 1's perspective. Pieces with a minus sign before them represent Player 2's Pieces. Those with a plus sign represent Player 1's Pieces.
-KY
-KE
-GI
-KI
-OU
-KI
-GI
-KE
-KY
(1 empty Space)
-HI
(5 empty Spaces)
-KA
(1 empty Space)
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
-FU
(27 empty Spaces)
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
+FU
(1 empty Space)
+KA
(5 empty Spaces)
+HI
(1 empty Space)
+KY
+KE
+GI
+KI
+OU
+KI
+KE
+KY
WIP
WIP