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was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).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."
Shougi Joryuu Meijini-sen is a shogi game that features different difficulty levels, 4 different backgrounds, 2 different japanese narrators, etc. The game features also an auto mode in which the player can watch and learn how to play watching the different computer movements. The game features also lessons from Naoyuki Hayashiba, Kuzita Ishida, Men Shoga, etc.
Manufacturer's description:
Full-fledged Shogi software which can comprehensively view all of the 21st period Shogi female masterperson battle game. It is recorded without having to skip the beautiful battle that took the highest ranking as "Female professional players". You can appreciate all the game records, such as the league game of 5th game with their own comments. A one-point lesson of Naoyuki Hayashiba, Kuzita Ishida, Men Shoga including musical instruments, who also explain useful tactics comfortably, also appeared friendship. And "Memories Of One Station" mode, interviews with female players and image movies are also included.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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