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SHOGI (JAPANESE CHESS). # 036. £35.00 Probably the most challenging and difficult of all variations of chess For 2 players aged 7 years - adult. Two players, Sente (Black) and Gote (White), play on a board composed of squares in a grid of 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns). The squares are undifferentiated by marking or color. The board is often made of rectangles; square boards, like ours, are uncommon but in no way affect the playing of the game. Each player has a set of 20 square-shaped pieces. Pieces are differentiated color, red and black and the ideograms identify the characters. From the most to least powerful, the pieces are:
First played in its present format in Japan in the sixteenth century, Shogi is unusual in that certain pieces may re-enter the board on the side of the opponent after they have been captured in much the same way as a mercenary might change sides during the fighting of a real war. Instructions and rules included. Wood type -: Samanea/Teak faced plywood. Packaging-: Shrinkwrap PVC. |
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