2 players
Minishogi
- Game family
- shogi
- Origin
- Japan
Overview
Minishogi was invented in 1970 by Shigenobu Kusumoto. It is a Shogi variant with fewer pieces nd played on a 5x5 board.
Source rules (English)
The rules are identical to those of standard Shogi, except that it is played with a reduced number of pieces on a 5x5 board, and each player's promotion zone consists only of the rank furthest from the player.