SHOGI (JAPANESE CHESS)
OBJECTIVE OF SHOGI: To capture the opponent’s king NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 Players MATERIALS: A Japanese chessboard, 40 shogi pieces TYPE OF GAME: Strategy Board Game AUDIENCE: All Ages INTRO DUCTION TO SHOGI Shogi is believed to derive from the ancient Indian game “Chaturanga” as similar to Chess. It is unknown how Shogi was introduced to Japan, but it has been around from the Heian period (794 to 1185). 우리카지노 CONTENTS The game consists of a board with 81 squares. Each player has 20 pieces including 9 pawns (歩), 2 lances (香車), 2 knights (桂馬), 2 silver generals (銀), 2 gold generals (金), 1 bishop (角), 1 rook (飛車), 1 king (王). SETUP The setup is illustrated in the picture below. Just like Chess, the pawn acts as the first line of defense and the row behind is set up as follows: The rook (right) and the bishop (left) occupy one space in from the edge on the second row. The rest of the pieces are set up on the row nearest to the player: The lances occupy the corners, the knights are p