Chu shogi
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Chu shogi is a strategy board game native to Japan. It is similar to modern shogi in its rules and gameplay. Its name means "mid-sized shogi", from a time when there were three sizes of shogi variants
Chu shogi wood set. One side's pieces are all promoted (except for the unpromotable pieces), and show as red.
Tai shogi
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Tai shogi is a large board variant of shogi. The game dates to the 15th century and is based on earlier large-board shogi games. Before the discovery of taikyoku shogi in 1997, tai shogi was believed
Tai shogi set display in at the Tendō shogi museum (天童市将棋資料館) showing the initial setup
Close-up of the initial setup