A very cute game for kids and everyone who wants to learn the basics of Shogi, a traditional Japanese "chess" game.
どうぶつしょうぎ - Let's Catch the Lion! (a.k.a. Dōbutsu Shōgi, which means "animal shogi") is a simple version of Shogi. Both players have only four pieces – chick, giraffe, elephant and lion – and they're trying to either catch the opponent's lion or move their own lion to the other side. The board is just 3×4 squares, so the game is rather short, aimed mostly at getting children interested in Shogi – but even if you're an adult, the game is enjoyable. As for how to play:
The giraffe moves like a rook, but moves only one space.
The elephant moves like a bishop, but moves only one space. (Interestingly, in Xiangqi and Tamerlane Chess, the elephant moves precisely two spaces diagonally.)
The chick is directly analogous to the pawn/soldier of Shogi, and is promoted to a full-grown chicken, equivalent to the gold general in Shogi.
The lion is analogous to a king, except that he can win essentially by promoting, as long as it doesn't leave him in check.
Even on this 3×4 board, you are still able to drop in pieces that you captured from your opponent!
Unlike in Shogi, you can drop a chick for mate or have two chicks in a column.
Let's Catch the Lion is one of the most successful Japanese titles released over the last 15 years, and its success is mostly due to the very short and clever rules; as well as the very cute design of the tiles.
There's no doubt you should dive into this game, because it's a very good and short entry point to the more complex Shogi with full rules.
Check out the tutorial provided by Nekonyancer, or click the link below to know more about the game:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... tchthelion
We would love to thank, of course, the whole Nekomado team, as well as the game designer Madoka Kitao, for their authorization to bring this game to our platform.
Of course, there would be no games on BGA without developers, and this simple but very efficient adaptation has been done by MathCT who did an excellent job here! Send them some love for making it happen on the platform.
And... That's it for today!
Next Monday, there will be another Japan-flavored game coming!
*But until then we will have the Wednesday release. What could it be? What would you love it to be?
*Stay tuned, and until then... Take care and play fair!
LAD OS FANGE LØVEN: Dyr krydser!
Et meget sødt spil for børn og alle, der ønsker at lære det grundlæggende i Shogi - et traditionelt japansk "skak"-spil.
どうぶつしょうぎ - Lad os fange løven! (aka
Dōbutsu Shōgi, som betyder "dyrshogi") er en simpel version af Shogi.
Begge spillere har kun fire brikker – kylling, giraf, elefant og løve – og de forsøger enten at fange modstanderens løve eller flytte deres egen løve til den anden side.
Brættet er kun 3×4 firkanter, så spillet er ret kort, mest rettet mod at få børn til at interessere sig for Shogi – men selvom du er voksen, er spillet sjovt.
Med hensyn til hvordan man spiller:
Giraffen bevæger sig som et tårn, men flytter kun ét felt.
Elefanten bevæger sig som en biskop, men bevæger sig kun én plads.
(Interessant nok, i Xiangqi og Tamerlane Chess bevæger elefanten sig præcis to mellemrum diagonalt.)
Kyllingen er direkte analog med bonden/soldaten fra Shogi, og forfremmes til en fuldvoksen kylling, svarende til guldgeneralen i Shogi.
Løven er analog med en konge, bortset fra at han i det væsentlige kan vinde ved at promovere, så længe det ikke lader ham være i skak.
Selv på dette 3×4-bræt er du stadig i stand til at tabe brikker, som du har erobret fra din modstander!
I modsætning til i Shogi kan du droppe en kylling som makker eller have to kyllinger i en kolonne.
Let's Catch the Lion er en af de mest succesrige japanske titler udgivet i løbet af de sidste 15 år, og dens succes skyldes for det meste de meget korte og smarte regler; samt flisernes meget søde design.
Der er ingen tvivl om, at du bør dykke ned i dette spil, for det er en meget god og kort indgang til den mere komplekse Shogi med fulde regler.
Tjek vejledningen leveret af Nekonyancer, eller klik på linket nedenfor for at vide mere om spillet:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~tchthelion
Vi vil selvfølgelig gerne takke hele Nekomado-teamet, såvel som spildesigneren Madoka Kitao, for deres tilladelse til at bringe dette spil til vores platform.
Selvfølgelig ville der ikke være nogen spil på BGA uden udviklere, og denne enkle, men meget effektive tilpasning er udført af MathCT, som gjorde et fremragende stykke arbejde her!
Send dem noget kærlighed for at få det til at ske på platformen.
Næste mandag kommer der endnu et spil med japansk smag!
Men indtil da har vi onsdagsudgivelsen. Hvad kunne det være? Hvad ville du elske at være?
Følg med, og indtil da... Ha’ det godt og spil ærligt!
