Board games
whale shogi
(Self-Published), 1981
whale shogi is a board game published by (Self-Published) in 1981. It is played with 2 players, from age 6 and in about 30 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 30
- years
- 6+
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The box
- Publishers
- (Self-Published), (Web published)
- Designer
- R. Wayne Schmittberger
- Year of release
- 1981
About the game
Whale Shogi (鯨将棋 kujira shōgi) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess). It is not, however, Japanese; it was invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger of the United States in 1981. The game is similar to Judkins shogi but with more pieces, and the pieces are named after types of whale.More from (Self-Published)
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