Shogi, Shogi Association UK

	Shogi	?year	Shogi Association UK
	First produced	?year	Players	2	Age(s)

Click the picture for more		1 x wood, hinged playing board 2 x sets of 20 colour playing pieces; - King - Bishop - Rook - 2 golds - 2 silvers - 2 Knights - 2 lances - 9 pawns 1 x rules leaflet printed in English and German The Japanese form of chess using a board made of 9 x 9 squares. The object is to capture the enemy King. When a King cannot avoid being captured on the next move it is checkmate and the game ends.

The 3 ranks (rows) furthest from each player are the promotion zone where a piece is turned over, revealing a different symbol. Gold and King pieces cannot be promoted.

Playing pieces are flat and pointed and players use pieces of the same colour, distinguished by which direction they point.

The last 4 gallery images show promotion symbols. The Shogi Association is the official body for all players outside Japan and is a branch of the Nihon Shogi Renmei.