Trishogi
Trishogi
Trishogi is a shogi variant for two players created by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1987. The gameboard comprises 9×10 interlocking triangular cells. The game is in all respects the same as shogi, except that piece moves have been transfigured for the triangular board-cell geometry.
Shogi
Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players and is one of the most popular board games in Japan. Shogi means general’s board game. The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century, and the game was likely transmitted to Japan via China or Korea sometime after the Nara period.
Why is Trishogi Popular?
Trishogi is a popular game because it is a variant of shogi, which is one of the most popular board games in Japan. Shogi is in the same family of games as Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi.
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