Basic entry · NGPC

Master of Syougi

Also known as Shougi no Tatsujin

Master of Syougi is a 1999 NGPC game by ADK Corporation.

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About the game

Syougi (usually transliterated as shōgi ) is "Japanese chess" - a turn-based board game (the board has 9x9 squares) very similar to normal chess, but all pieces are different. There we have: -1 king -1 rook -1 bishop -2 gold generals -2 silver generals -2 knights -2 lances -9 pawns. Each unit has own move and all units are weaker than chess counterparts (for example Knight/Horse can't go backward), but all figures can be promoted and gain new moves. The player must defeat the enemy's king. Master of Syougi is an electronic version of this classic board game, where players can choose fight characters to fight and change several rules.

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Facts

Platforms: NGPC
First released: 1999-03-19
Developers: ADK Corporation
Publishers: SNK Corporation
Genres: Strategy / tactics, Top-down, Turn-based, Board game

Covers and screenshots

Screenshots

Title screen (NGPC)
Choose between standard & Hasami shogi. (NGPC)
3 levels of difficulty (NGPC)
Choose your opponent. (NGPC)
Each character has a brief bio. (NGPC)
Computer opponent makes the opening move. (NGPC)
Using the rook to capture a pawn. (NGPC)
Promoting a piece. (NGPC)
Bringing in a captured silver general. (NGPC)
Won! (NGPC)
Character screen after winning. (NGPC)
Moving a gold general out. (NGPC)
Dropping the bishop in the promotion zone. (NGPC)
Moving into checkmate. (NGPC)
A star marks a defeated opponent. Try to beat all 8 to become the champion. (NGPC)
Lost! (NGPC)