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was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).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."
Saikyou Todai Shogi (aka Saikyou Toudai Shougi) is a shogi game with different game modes vs another human player or computer opponents.
Manufacturer's description:
Shogi game equipped with the strongest program to find the best hand in the instant. I realize the thought close to a human being without boring the user with quick start, and not from the frame is discarded and wasted. Addition to the opposite station mode that can be set to five levels, you can enjoy chess in various modes and Dojoyaburi to challenge the dojo three, and blindfold opposite station chess problem, the black belt for.
Features:
- First person perspective
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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