Hexshogi is a variant of shogi, the Japanese chess, adapted to a board of hexagonal cells instead of squares. It was designed by George R. Dekle Sr. and dates from 1986. The idea is conservative: every rule of ordinary shogi is kept, and only the movement of the pieces has been redrawn to suit the six-sided geometry of the cells. That translation of piece movement from squares to hexagons is the whole substance of the game. Hexshogi belongs with the other hexagonal chess-family variants and shows how a classical rule set can be carried onto a different board without changing its goals.
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Shogi, Games Source Hexshogi game record at the Ludii Portal
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Hexshogi is a shogi variant for two players created by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1986.
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Hexshogi is a shogi variant for two players created by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1986.
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The gameboard comprises 85 hexagonal cells.
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A version of Shogi played on hexagonal cells.
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