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Space shogi is a
Space shogi is a three-dimensional
Three-dimensional space (also: 3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a geometric setting in which three values (called ''parameters'') are required to determine the position of an element (i.e., point). This is the informal ...
shogi variant
A shogi variant is a game related to or derived from shogi (Japanese chess). Many shogi variants have been developed over the centuries, ranging from some of the largest chess-type games ever played to some of the smallest. A few of these variant ...
invented by George R. Dekle Sr.
George Robert "Bob" Dekle Sr. (born May 23, 1948) is an American lawyer who was an Assistant State Attorney in Florida's Third Judicial Circuit from 1975 through 2005. During this time, he served as lead prosecuting attorney in the 1980 Orlando ...
in 1987. The gamespace comprises nine 9×9 shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, '' chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and '' janggi''. ''Shōg ...
boards
Board or Boards may refer to:
Flat surface
* Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat
** Plank (wood)
** Cutting board
** Sounding board, of a musical instrument
* Cardboard (paper product)
* Paperboard
* Fiberboard
** Hardboard, ...
stacked vertically. Each player controls a standard set of shogi pieces.
Space shogi was included in ''World Game Review'' No. 10 edited by Michael Keller.
Game rules
Space shogi follows standard shogi conventions, including the same types and numbers of pieces, and a similar initial setup. All the normal shogi rules apply, including drops, promotion, check, checkmate, and impasse. But pieces have the freedom of three-dimensional movement.Starting setup
Black starts the game occupying levels 1 through 3; White starts on levels 9 through 7.See also
*Three-dimensional chess
Three-dimensional chess (or 3‑D chess) is any chess variant that replaces the two-dimensional chessboard, board with a three-dimensional array of cells between which the pieces can move. In practical play, this is usually achieved by boards rep ...
* Also by George Dekle:
** Hexshogi
Hexshogi is a shogi variant for two players created by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1986. The gameboard comprises 85 hexagonal cells. The game is in all respects the same as shogi, except that piece moves have been transfigured for the hexagonal board-c ...
– a variant with hexagonal cells
** Trishogi
Trishogi is a shogi variant for two players created by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1987. The gameboard comprises 9×10 interlocking triangular cells. The game is in all respects the same as shogi, except that piece moves have been transfigured for the ...
– a variant with triangular cells
** Masonic shogi – a variant with standard cells but staggered ranks
References
Bibliography * * {{Shogi variants Board games introduced in 1987 Abstract strategy games Shogi variants