Tenjiku shogi is a very large variant of shogi, the Japanese form of chess, that the Ludii record dates to the Edo period in Japan. It is played on a board of sixteen by sixteen squares with one hundred and fifty-six pieces. Its set takes in the pieces of the smaller sho shogi, chu shogi and dai shogi and adds a roster of powerful new ones. The great general slides any distance in a straight or diagonal line and jumps over anything in its way, the vice general, rook general and bishop general each have their own long-range moves, and the fire demon is notable because pieces on the squares beside it are said to perish by burning. Pieces promote up a ladder, so that a rook general can become a great general, a water buffalo a fire demon, and the free king a free eagle. The rules given for it are reconstructed from historical evidence.
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Source Tenjiku Shogi game record at the Ludii PortalLudii record, Origin fieldQuote, Ludii record, Origin field
Origin Japan
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1. Tenjiku shogi (Wikipedia)
Rules section, how play proceeds
Two players alternate making a move, with Black moving first.
Derived From: Chu shogi, Lead paragraph
was based on the earlier chu shogi
View the Source2. Tenjiku Shogi game record at the Ludii Portal
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Origin Japan
View the Source3. Tenjiku Shogi (BoardGameGeek)
- Origin Year: 1500
- Playing Time: 5
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: (Public Domain)
- Publisher: The Shogi Association
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Category: Wargame
- Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 2
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