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This set contains 1 wooden game board and a wooden storage box for 41 pieces. Each player has 20 pieces. Shogi (Japanese Chess) is the Japanese variant of the game of chess. It is the oldest game variant that uses the "drop" rule, which also occurs in Cyclic Chess - captured pieces can be returned to the board as own pieces. Shogi is played on a 9x9 board with no black and white field markings. Each player has access to 1 king, 1 rook, 1 bishop, 2 golden generals, 2 silver generals, 2 knights, 2 lancers and 9 pawns. The starting position is as follows: There are 9 pawns on the third row On the second row are a bishop and a rook, namely in the second and eighth space. In the front row are the other 9 pieces in the order: lancier, horse, silver general, golden general, king, golden general, silver general, knight, lancier. In Shogi, all figures have the same color and the same irregular pentagonal shape. Which player they serve depends on the direction they are facing. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent, just like in normal chess. NB: year derived from purchase date
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