Mini Shogi
boardgame
Mini Shogi is a variant invented by Shigeo Kusumoto in 1970, played on a 5x5 board. It features standard pieces, promotion on the final rank, and the traditional drop rule, serving as a simple introduction.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Shogi4
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Simple Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Pop Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Nana Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Ki Shogi
boardgame
This modern board game is based on traditional Japanese chess, played on an infinite board with cubical pieces. Pieces must stay near their King to avoid being lost. Every move or capture promotes the piece, with the ultimate objective to checkmate the opponent's king as in standard chess variants.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Microshogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
9-Masu Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Renge Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–45 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Maka Dai-Dai Shogi
boardgame
Maka Dai-Dai Shogi is a 15th-century large shogi variant played on a 19x19 board with 96 pieces per player. Along with powerful pieces like hook-movers, it uniquely features "promotion by capture." Many powerful pieces start directly behind the pawns, creating a highly dynamic opening game compared to other traditional Japanese chess variants.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 1500 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Hishigata Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 8
Sho Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Hex Shogi 91
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Masonic Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Let's Catch the Lion!
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 4
Hex Shogi 81
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Judkins shogi
boardgame
Minshogi is a modern Shogi variant designed by Paul Judkins in 1998. Played on a 6x6 board using standard pieces, it features a promotion zone on the final two ranks and allows dropped pieces to return to play, offering a compact tactical duel.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Shogi
boardgame
Shogi is a Japanese chess variant played on a 9x9 board. Most pieces promote upon reaching the enemy camp. Crucially, captured pieces can be dropped back onto the board as reinforcements. Draws are very rare due to fast, tactical endgames.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Bushi Shogi
boardgame
Bushi Shogi is a two-player abstract strategy game played on a two-cell board. Players place and manipulate cubic Samurai pieces by rotating or rolling them. The objective is to achieve a specific matching sword configuration to win the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Gufuushogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Kokusai Sannin Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 3
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Tenjiku Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Rocket Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Yari Shogi
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30–180 min
- Min. Age:
- 8