Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan. Shogi means general's.
The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century, and spread from China to Japan, where it spawned a number of variants. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).
According to ChessVariants.com, "Perhaps the enduring popularity of Shogi can be attributed to its 'drop rule'; it was the first chess variant wherein captured pieces could be returned to the board to be used as one's own. David Pritchard credits the drop rule to the practice of 16th century mercenaries who switched loyalties when captured - no doubt as an alternative to execution."
Ai Shogi is a shogi game that features 3 different difficulty levels, 2 different kind of pieces, 4 different kind of boards, borders, etc.
Manufacturer's description:
Transplanted the orthodox Japanese chess game that combines the on the "strong" "fast," "smart" in the popular PC game. In strength and early points of thinking routine feature, you can enjoy the opposite station as is almost pointing to the human in a natural tactical move. Character frame mode, other possible selection of two-letter piece mode, is packed comfortably Play can be such a contrivance than such as equipped with a variety of board editing functions.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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