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Shogi For You and Me v.1.2 (soon to be Shogi: Samurai Chess) - Purchase the download from Kagi Store today!

The download purchase is only $8.00 (US). Purchase today, and get a free upgrade serial number for Shogi: Samurai Chess 2 along with your purchase. Samuari Chess 2 will cost $19.95 (US), so purchasing today saves you nearly $12.00! This offer ends when Shogi: Samurai Chess 2 is released!

Shogi is a version of Chess, or Chess is a version of Shogi. They both come from the same game invented many centuries ago. Shogi is different from Chess in several ways, but the biggest is that pieces that are captured are used by the player who captured them. So 'end game' is very different from Chess.

traditional style shogi tokens or western style shogi tokens or
davis style shogi tokens or monochrome davis style shogi tokens

Shogi also has a 9 x 9 playing board instead of an 8 x 8 board like Chess. The pieces in Shogi are King, Knight, Pawn, Bishop, Rook, Gold General, Silver General and Lance.

One challenge for new players of Shogi, is that traditionally the pieces have Kanji on them. This software uses either kanji OR pictures which make more sense to English speakers. I have also made some levels of the game play easier for players, so that even young children can find a level they can win against.

Shogi for You and Me (soon to be Shogi:Samurai Chess™) works well as a tutorial for new players of Shogi.

Shogi Cover Shogi for You and Me v1.2 - Mac OS X, Linux, Windows
(soon to be Shogi:Samurai Chess™)
Shogi is a Japanese version of chess. If you
enjoy chess you'll love Shogi. I have included
a traditional kanji style token view as
well as beautiful icon style views including
"Davis Style" tokens and "Western Style" tokens.

Buy from Kagi today!

Install Java if you do not have Java installed and then double click the Shogi.jar file to start the game, or type 'java -jar Shogi.jar' at the command line.


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