Board games
Tori shogi
Kanare_Abstract, 1799
Tori shogi is a board game published by Kanare_Abstract in 1799. It is played with 2 players, from age 6 and in about 60 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 60
- years
- 6+
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The box
- Publishers
- Kanare_Abstract, The Shogi Association
- Designer
- Toyota Genryu
- Artwork
- Kanare Kato
- Year of release
- 1799
About the game
Tori shōgi (禽将棋 or 鳥将棋, 'bird chess') is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess), which was invented by Toyota Genryu in 1799 despite being traditionally attributed to his master Ōhashi Sōei. It was first published in 1828 and again in 1833. The game is played on a 7×7 board and uses the drop rule; it is the only traditional shogi variant, possibly besides wa shogi, to do so. This is one of the more popular shogi variants. There were tournaments in London and Royston in the 1990s and early 2000s.More from Kanare_Abstract
- Agon · 1842
- Hex · 1940
- Pah Tum · 2005
- échecs circulaires · 1983
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