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The opening position for mini shogi.
Custom made mini shogi set and koma bag. The board is custom made by a friend in Shizuoka and the custom bags are sold through the LPSA (Ladies Professional Shogi-players Association of Japan) store.
Custom made mini shogi set. The board was made by a friend in Shizuoka Shi. I was surprised that even though his family had been making shogi boards and koma for generations he had never heard of mini shogi.
Promoted Mini Shogi pieces.

Mini Shogi (1970)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
15–15 min
Age
8+
7.22
Average rating
63
Ratings
3.38/5
Weight
#14460
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:5五将棋 +1 more
Designer:Shigenobu Kusumoto
Publisher:(Web published) +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 6.8, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.8
Theme3.0

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Overview

This Shogi variant was invented (or, perhaps, rediscovered) by Shigeo Kusumoto in 1970. It is played on a 5x5 board and features pieces from standard shogi (king, gold, silver, bishop, rook, pawn). Pieces promote on the final rank. It also makes use of the standard shogi drop rule. Although played on a small board, mini shogi has not been solved, and it can serve as a simple introduction to shogi.

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