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was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).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."
0 Kara no Shogi - Shogi Youchien Ayumi-Gumi is a shogi game that features 5 different kind of boards, a complete tutorial and a dictionary in japanese language, different vs modes (also a 2 players vs mode), a sort of a battle mode in which the player advance defeating opponents and the game has 10 different opponents.
Manufacturer's description:
Easy to learn Japanese chess game fun chess. Drill problem, piece fall against (smacking game), promotion (graduation) there is a test, "kindergarten", useful glossary and was recorded and aphorism, saying "data room", there is an opposite station mode and ?? battle mode "opposite station room" equipped with a variety of modes such as. Fun lessons of game sense, and trying to join the ranks to quickly points to a full-fledged Shogi!
Features:
- First person perspectives
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.