swap_horiz Dobutsu Shogi Alternatives

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Shogi

Shogi is a traditional Japanese strategy game resembling chess. It’s notable for its ‘drop’ rule: captured pieces can be...

Traditional Japanese Promotion Regional

9.7 Brilliant

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Xiangqi

Xiangqi is a traditional board game originating in China. It utilizes a 9x10 grid with a prominent river dividing the pl...

Traditional Regional Chinese River Boundary

9.5 Brilliant

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Co Tuong

Cờ tướng is the Vietnamese form of xiangqi, the two-player board game commonly called Chinese chess in English. It is pl...

Historical East Asian Regional Vietnamese

9.4 Excellent

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Makruk (Thai Chess)

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Historical Regional Thai Slow

9.2 Excellent

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Janggi

Janggi is a Korean chess variant distinguished by its larger 9x10 board and unique piece movements. It retains strategic...

Korean Traditional Palace Regional

9.1 Excellent

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Chu Shogi

Chu Shogi is a traditional Japanese chess-variant developed during the 14th century. Played on a larger 12x12 board, it...

Japanese Historical 12x12 Shogi Family

8.8 Great

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Makruk

Makruk, widely known as Thai chess, is a traditional strategy board game that closely resembles the ancient Indian game...

Classical Traditional Regional Thai

8.5 Great

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Cambodian Chess (Ouk)

Ouk, also called Ouk Chatrang or Cambodian Chess, is a Cambodian regional chess variant closely related to Thai Makruk....

Historical Regional Cambodian Southeast Asian

8.4 Great

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Sittuyin (Burmese Chess)

Sittuyin, also called Burmese chess, is a traditional chess variant from Myanmar. It is played on an eight-by-eight boar...

Historical Regional Southeast Asian Burmese

8.2 Great

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Mini Shogi

Mini Shogi is a modern variant of traditional Japanese chess, invented by Shigenobu Kusumoto in 1971. It is played on a...

Modern Japanese Small Board 5x5

8.1 Great

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Banqi

Banqi is a two-player board game variant of Xiangqi (Chinese chess) popular in Taiwan. The game is played on a 4x8 grid,...

Regional Chinese Hidden Info 4x8

8.1 Great

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Cambodian Chess

Cambodian Chess, known as Ouk Chaktrang, is the traditional chess game of Cambodia, closely related to Thai Makruk and d...

Variant Historical Regional Asean

8.1 Great

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Judkins Shogi

Judkins Shogi is a compact Japanese board game variant invented by Paul Judkins in 1998. Played on a grid of 5 columns b...

Modern Japanese 6x6 Small Board

7.8 Good

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Tenjiku Shogi

Tenjiku Shogi is a historical Japanese chess variant played on a large 16×16 board. Developed during the 16th century, i...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Large Board

7.8 Good

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Tori Shogi

Tori shogi, also called bird shogi, is a Japanese chess variant played on a 7 by 7 board. Its pieces bear bird names, in...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Bird Pieces

7.7 Good

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Ouk Chatrang

Ouk Chatrang, also called Cambodian chess, is a traditional chess variant played in Cambodia and related to other Southe...

Classical Traditional Regional Cambodian

7.6 Good

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Hiashatar

Hiashatar is a Mongolian chess variant played on a 10 by 10 board. Its defining feature is a bodyguard piece whose prese...

Historical Regional Mongolian Central Asian

7.6 Good

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Sittuyin

Sittuyin is the traditional chess game of Myanmar and belongs to the family of games derived from the ancient Indian gam...

Traditional Regional Southeast Asian Burmese

7.5 Good

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Dai Dai Shogi

Dai dai shogi is a historical Japanese board game belonging to the shogi family, which also includes standard shogi and...

Japanese Historical Large Regional

7.2 Good

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Micro Shogi

Micro Shogi is a compact shogi variant played on a 5×5 board, designed to preserve the drop and promotion mechanics of s...

Modern Japanese Mini Shogi Family

6.6 Fair