Dai-Dai shōgi (大大将棋 'huge chess') is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game dates back to the 15th century and is based on the earlier Dai shogi. Apart from its size, the major difference is in the range of the pieces and the “promotion by capture” rule. It is the smallest board variant to use this rule. Dai Dai Shogi is played on a...
Maka daidai shōgi ('ultra-huge chess') is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game dates back to the 15th century and is based on dai dai shogi and the earlier dai shogi. The three Edo-era sources are not congruent in their descriptions of the pieces not found in smaller games. Apart from its size and number of pieces, the major difference...
Tai Shogi (泰将棋 tai shōgi or 無上泰将棋 mujō tai shōgi "grand chess", renamed from 無上大将棋 mujō dai shōgi "supreme chess" to avoid confusion with 大将棋 dai shōgi) is a large-board variant of Shogi (Japanese chess). 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...
Tenjiku Shogi (天竺将棋 tenjiku shōgi, or 天竺大将棋 tenjiku dai shōgi "exotic chess") is a large-board variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game dates back to the 15th or 16th century and was based on the earlier chu shogi, which itself was based on dai shogi. Tenjiku is played on a 16x16 un-checkered board. Surely, Tenjiku Shogi is one of the deeper and most...
Wa shogi (peaceful chess) is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess) in which all of the pieces are named for animals. Other than the initial board setup and moves of the pieces, little definite is known about the game. It is assumed that in most respects the rules were identical to Shogi, but it is unclear whether or not the game was played with...
Quick playing travel game of unifying Japan as the only Shogun. Shogun Solitaire is a card game for one player. Your mission in Shogun Solitaire is to lead a coalition of four clans to unite feudal Japan. Each clan must secure three objectives within their territory to achieve unification under a single Shogun. To accomplish this, you'll need to deploy...
Shogun Triumphant is a two-player historical simulation of the most famous land battle in Japanese history: The Battle of Sekigahara. Included are a 14 page booklet of rules, charts and tables, a 22" x 34" map of the battlefield, and 158 counters. Units are broken into factions and clans... one player commands the Eastern Army, the other player commands...
A doujinshi (self-published) simulation of the Battle of Dannoura in 1185 (the sea battle that brought the Genpei War in Japan to a close), Shogyoumujou (諸行無常) is a Buddhist concept translated as “the impermanence of all things”. This is the main theme of the “Heike Monogatari”, a gunkimono (war tale) that gives a highly romanticized account of the war and...
This game is a simulation of the early air bombing campaign against Iraq. Completely card driven, players draw missions and attempt to make their primary and any secondary or tertiary targets as possible by rolling dice, which can be modified by aircraft type, experimental weapons and recon missions. Each target has a Class and a Combat Rating of 2, 3, 4...
Splatter SHOOT. Tabletop shooter card/miniature game. A first-person shooter is in the cards! Capture the flag or see if you can be the last man standing by obliterating your friends' hopes with a boatload of clever gadgets and lethal weapons in this epic tabletop shoot 'em up game! 1: Build the battlefield: Build a custom battlefield out of your...