Dai dai shogi, meaning huge chess, is a large-board variant of shogi, or Japanese chess, that dates back to the 15th century and is based on the earlier and somewhat smaller dai shogi. It is played on a 17 by 17 board, considerably larger than standard shogi, and its pieces have an extended range of movement compared to smaller shogi variants, along with a distinctive promotion by capture rule that makes it the smallest board variant of shogi known to use that mechanism. Historical documentation of its exact rules is sparse and at points contradictory, and surviving sets appear to have been made mainly for display, leaving real doubt about how widely, if ever, the game was actually played.
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Dai Dai Shogi is a large Shogi game known from at least the nineteenth century in Japan, but which may be older.
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Dai dai shōgi (大大将棋 'huge chess') is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess).
Derived From: Dai shogi, Lead - derived-from
The game dates back to the 15th century and is based on the earlier dai shogi.
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- Origin Year: 1500
- Playing Time: 900
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: (Public Domain)
- Publisher: The Shogi Association
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Category: Wargame
- Game Mechanic: Area Majority / Influence
- Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
- Game Mechanic: Pattern Movement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 2
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