Board games
Micro shogi
The Shogi Association, 1982
Micro shogi is a board game published by The Shogi Association in 1982. It is played with 2 players, from age 6 and in about 5 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 5
- years
- 6+
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The box
- Publisher
- The Shogi Association
- Year of release
- 1982
- Also known as
- Microshogi · Micro/Poppy Shogi · Poppy Shogi
About the game
Microshogi (五分摩訶将棋 gofun maka shōgi "5-minute (scarlet) poppy chess") is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess), with very different rules for promotion, and demotion. Kerry Handscomb of NOST gave it this English name. Although not confirmed, he credits its invention to the late Oyama Yasuharu, one of the most famous professional shogi players in history. In the mid-1980s, Handscomb was gifted a set custom made by a Japanese craftsman. Therefore, the game must have been invented before this time.More from The Shogi Association
- Chu Shogi · 1300
- Tai shogi · 1500
- Tenjiku shogi · 1500
- Tori shogi · 1799
- Wa shogi · 1649
- Yonin shogi · 1993
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