Shogi Quest

Mindwalk Corp.

Contains ads

About this game

With Shogi Quest, you can play the game of shogi (a.k.a. Japanese chess) online against players around the world.

Some of the Shogi Quest's features.
1. Easy signup. You only need to decide your name (no email etc.)
2. Detailed records. Ratings, wins/losses are stored separately for Black/White, different openings and castles, so you can easily grasp your weaknesses.
3. Names of typical shogi openings and castles are displayed as you play game or watch other players' games.
4. Beginner friendly. There are very weak bots (computers) anyone can beat.
5. 100% free.
6. You can play games with your friends (ratings and stats don't change)
7. You can also play tsuitate shogi (shogi version of Kriegspiel).
8. Supports English.

Ratings and reviews

Mainly playing mate problems. Also the only app that supports tsuitate variant, which I believe worth trying if you haven't already, I know. The biggest problem is that its incredibly annoying ads. You have to watch two 30-second ads plus some to solve 50 puzzles a day. There isn't even an option to purchase an ad-free and/or unlimited puzzles premium. Also you can't see a solution after you failed, making it much harder to learn from your mistakes.

In this application, many cons. You cannot choose your opponent. If in the settings you choose "game with a bot", then the bots are rarely selected. The application does not allow making an illegial move, but notifies in advance that it is impossible to walk like this. And the most annoying thing is that if you have loss of face, it is impossible to delete your account.

Would be great if "try rule" wasn't implemented... Who thought it's a good idea to have it? Yes, it's easier to code than a complete impasse scenario but it's worth it.

What's new

- A few bug fixes.