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Wa Shogi

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description Wa Shogi Overview

Wa Shogi is a large-board Japanese shogi variant played on an 11 by 11 board. Its pieces are named primarily after animals, and the game uses an expanded set of piece types with movement rules that differ from those of standard shogi. Like other shogi-family games, it includes promotion, and commonly documented rules also allow captured pieces to be returned to play as drops. The game is relevant to the study and play of historical and highly differentiated shogi variants.

help Wa Shogi FAQ

What size board does Wa Shogi use?

Wa Shogi is played on an 11 by 11 board. That makes it a large-board Japanese shogi variant rather than standard shogi on a smaller board.

Why are Wa Shogi pieces named after animals?

Wa Shogi names its pieces primarily after animals, giving the game a different theme from the familiar generals and soldiers of standard shogi. The animal names are paired with movement rules that differ across the expanded piece set.

How does Wa Shogi differ from standard shogi?

It expands the game to an 11 by 11 board and uses more piece types with different movement rules. Its pieces are also named primarily after animals, which makes the variant easy to distinguish from standard Japanese shogi.

Is Wa Shogi just standard shogi played on a larger board?

No. Wa Shogi changes both the board size and the piece system, with an expanded set of animal-named pieces and variant movement rules.

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