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was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).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 2 Deluxe is a shogi game that features different difficulty levels and a complete move explanation guide (with more than 100 movements) by the Japan Shogi Association chairman Satoshi Okada in which the player have to guess the right movement and Satoshi will tell it that is the right one or not. In the other mode the player can compete against the computer in shogi matches.
Manufacturer's description:
In addition to the 7th Computer Shogi Championship undefeated shogi software "AI Shogi 2" thinking routine equipped of winning, comprehensive shogi software was recorded gem of original Tsume-Shogi 130 Dai by Mr. Japan Shogi Association chairman Satoshi Okada. And the opposite station Shogi boasts an ideal speed that does not wait for the player, you can enjoy both of masterpiece Tsume-Shogi to wow Tsume-Shogi fan.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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