Put your phone or tablet on the table and play shogi face to face.
ABOUT MINI SHOGI
Mini shogi (5×5 shogi) is a compact variant of Japanese chess played on a 5×5 board with six piece types: King, Rook, Bishop, Gold, Silver, and Pawn. The rules are the same as standard shogi, so a full game takes only a few minutes. Great for beginners and shogi fans alike.
FEATURES
• Two Players: place the device between you and play on one screen
• Play vs AI: four levels – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
• How to Play: a hands-on tutorial and a piece-movement guide
• Game review: scrub the evaluation graph, try alternative moves, flip the board
• Share or copy the game record (KIF)
• Undo the last move, and resume an unfinished game later
• Japanese and English. Choose kanji or letter pieces (K, R, B, G, S, P) in Settings
• Phones and tablets, with a wood-grain board and a dark Japanese-style design
• Haptic feedback for captures, checks and game end
HOW TO PLAY
1. Choose Two Players or Play vs AI from the menu
2. Put the device on the table and play face to face
3. After the game, open Review to step through the moves and the evaluation graph
ABOUT THE AI
A fast search engine reads several moves ahead. Advanced thinks for up to 3 seconds per move; Expert searches deeper for up to 8 seconds.
OFFLINE
Games, review and the tutorial all work offline.
Compact 5×5 shogi: play face to face, challenge the AI, review your games.