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C

1. Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!)

E

1. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)

J

1. Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
2. Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!)

M

1. Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
2. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!)

X

1. Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)

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0-9

1. 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125)
2. 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81)

A

1. Ajax Xiangqi. The Ajax 'effect' meets Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
2. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90)
3. An-Qi. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
4. Ancient world war. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Annan Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)

B

1. Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81)
2. The Battle of the Animals. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63)
3. Battle of titans. Missing description (9x5x3, Cells: 135)
4. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi). A 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. (10x10, Cells: 100)
5. Bird Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
6. Bishogi. An attempt to take the FIDE army further towards Shogi than Chessgi does. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Blind Chess. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
8. Burmese Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
9. Burmese Traditional Chess. An article that discusses chess as it was played in Burma. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Bushi shogi. Shogi variant on a two-square board! Bushi means Samurai.

C

1. Cannon Shogi and Cannon Chess. Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81)
2. Cannonless Xiang Qi variants. A look at stronger variations of pre-cannon Xiangqi. (10x10, Cells: 100)
3. Cashew Shogi. Many pieces must promote on capture, and some can multi-capture. (13x13, Cells: 169)
4. Changi with diagonal pieces. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90)
5. Chess and Xiangqi Variants. Variants from the Shakki-77 group.
6. Chess Dial. Play starts with Shogi, then mutates into Xiang Qi, then FIDE Chess, then Shogi again! (9x10, Cells: 90)
7. Chinese Chess variant for 7 players. Missing description (19x19, Cells: 361)
8. Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game.
9. Choson chess. Korean game, resembling Shogi, mentioned in a novel.
10. Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!)
11. Classic sum. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90)
12. Classic sum - light version. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90)
13. Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81)
14. Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider. Xiang Qi pieces' moves lengthen and shorten with location. (9x10, Cells: 90)

D

1. Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289)
2. Dai Shogi. Shogi variant on 15 by 15 board. (Link.).
3. Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225)
4. Dai-Ryu Shogi. Large Shogi variant with new pieces. (9x16, Cells: 144)
5. Decay Shogi. Pieces decay if held too long. (9x9, Cells: 81)
6. Dimensionalized. 3D version of checkers, chess and shogi.
7. Dlyouk Janggi. Program that plays this Korean Chess Variant. (Link.).
8. Double Eight-directional Knight Shogi. Shogi with Western knights. Promoted knight = gold + Western knight.
9. Droppable Xiangqi. Another variant of Xiangqi with droppable pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90)

E

1. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)
2. Expanded Chinese Chess. Missing description (9x12, Cells: 108)

F

1. Five Tigers. A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. (9x10, Cells: 90)
2. Five-Minute Poppy Shogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20)
3. Flexible Chinese Chess (F-Xiangqi). Xiangqi variant where the horses are initially external (with zrf).
4. Flexible Palace and Flexible River Xiang Qi. Boundaries of Palaces and the River are determined by the location of the Advisors, Generals, Elephants, and Soldiers. (9x10, Cells: 90)
5. Four Player Shogi. Variant of Shogi for four players. (15x15, Cells: 189)
6. Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81)

G

1. Gala Xiang-Qi. Crossover game. (16x16, Cells: 256)
2. The Game of the Three Kingdoms. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135)
3. The Game of Three Friends. A variant on Chinese Chess for three players. (Cells: 135)
4. The Game of Three Generals. Each player has three generals, which command different sections of his army. (9x9, Cells: 81)
5. Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100)
6. Gess on zillions game. Gess zillions rules.
7. Gi-Qi-Game. Another one crossover of European, Chinese and Japanese chess. (9x9, Cells: 81)
8. Gnu Qi. A cross between Anglis Qi and Wildebeest Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81)
9. Gufuu Shogi . Tiny variant on a 2x3 board with four pieces.

H

1. Hajiku Shogi. Inspired by Shogi and Chu Shogi. Pieces can both promote and demote in promotion zone.
2. Hand Shogi. Modern shogi variant with many pieces to drop. (9x9, Cells: 81)
3. Hasami Shogi. Popular Japanese game, playable with Shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81)
4. Heian Shogi. or Early Shogi. A predecessor of Shogi. (9x8, Cells: 72)
5. Heian-Dai Shogi. Early Great Shogi. (13x13, Cells: 169)
6. Hex Shogi. A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants.
7. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 squares. (Cells: 41)
8. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. (9x9, Cells: 81)
9. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. (Cells: 91)
10. Hexiang Qi. Hexagonal Variant of Xiang Qi. (11x11, Cells: 91)
11. Hiashatar . Mongolian Great Chess played on a 10x10 board with a pair of Bodyguard pieces per side.
12. Hiashatar. A Mongolian historical variant, featuring the very special Bodyguard piece (zrf available).
13. Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361)
14. Humpmitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90)

I

1. iChess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Idaidakama Shogi. Like Maka-Dai-Dai with drops and new pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361)
3. Immobilizer Shogi. Piece that can immobilize other pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81)
4. Imperial Dragon Chess. A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. (9x10, Cells: 90)
5. Information on Chinese Chess playing cards. Missing description
6. Ito Shogi. Missing description (1x31, Cells: 21)

J

1. Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
2. Janggidosa . Korean Chess Playing Program.
3. Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!)
4. Judkin's Shogi. Small shogi variant on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36)
5. The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63)

K

1. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81)
2. Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes.
3. Kinging shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
4. Kokusai Sannin Shogi. Three-handed Shogi variant. (Cells: 127)
5. Korean Carrera. Missing description (15x10, Cells: 150)
6. Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation.
7. Korean Chess . An extensive description of Korean Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
8. Korean Random Chess. A Korean Chess variation with a random setup and a few new rules. (9x10, Cells: 90)
9. Korean Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
10. Kozeriai. A 5x7 variant of Shogi. (5x7, Cells: 35)
11. Kozune vs FIDE. Missing description
12. Kyoshogi . Variant of Shogi on a 10x10 board.
13. Kyoto Shogi. Modern 5x5 Shogi variant where pieces promote and unpromote with every move.
14. Kyoto Shogi and Hex Kyoto Shogi . Small shogi variants. (Link.).

L

1. Landing force shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
2. Little Dragon Chess. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. (5x7, Cells: 41)
3. Long-King Shogi. Long-king moves very far but don't let it get captured. (9x9, Cells: 81)
4. Lucky Xiangqi. All the pieces, except the kings, are turned over so you can't see what they are. (9x10, Cells: 90)

M

1. Macadamia Shogi. Pieces promote on capture to multi-capturing monsters. (13x13, Cells: 169)
2. Magic River. Xiang Qi pieces crossing the Magic River turn into their Western counterparts, and vice versa! (17x9, Cells: 77)
3. Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361)
4. Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant.
5. Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
6. Makruk experiences. Tim Krabbe's WWW page on his experiences with Makruk.
7. Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20)
8. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!)
9. Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25)
10. Mitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90)
11. Modern drunk elephant shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
12. Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81)

N

1. Nana-Shogi. Shogi variant on a tiny board.
2. Narikin Shogi. Shogi with promoted gold generals. (9x9, Cells: 81)
3. Nine elders. Sittuyin + Shogi.
4. Nutty Shogi. Pieces jump over many others, and a Fire Demon burns neighbors. (13x13, Cells: 169)

O

1. One King Shogi. Checkmate the neutral king. (9x9, Cells: 81)

P

1. Padwar qi. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90)
2. Para-Xiang-qi. Xiangqi with limited drops and new piece. (9x10, Cells: 90)
3. Pawn Shogi. Experimental shogi variant with different types of pawns. (7x7, Cells: 49)
4. Peng Hu rules. Rules for half-board Xiangqi. (8x4, Cells: 32)
5. Pocket Shogi Copper. A Variant of Shogi with Copper General and Pocket.
6. Pocket Shogi Plus. Shogi Like game with a pocket to store and move pieces.
7. Point-Power Shogi. A shogi variant with ever growing supply of pieces on a TI-92 calculator. (9x9, Cells: 81)

Q

1. Quadd Shogi. Shogi with 4 squares for each one space in normal Shogi. (18x18, Cells: 324)
2. Quang Trung Chess. The 10th edition.
3. Quang Trung Chess, 2nd Edition. On 10 by 10 board with seven mostly new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)

R

1. Random Rodent Chess. Variant geneRATing rodent-named pieces marks Year of the Rat. (9x9x4, Cells: 324)
2. Rutherford’s 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. (1x17, Cells: 17)
3. Ryu Shogi. Large modern shogi variant. (7x12, Cells: 84)

S

1. San-kwo-k'i. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135)
2. Sankaku Shogi. Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. (7x8, Cells: 44)
3. Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40)
4. Shanghai Palace Chess. A blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81)
5. Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81)
7. Shogessi (The Allday Wars) . An original large, multiplayer Chess/Shogi variant.
8. Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!)
9. Shogi for Chess Players. Introduction to Shogi geared for western chess players.
10. Shogi WDA: Alquerque army. Experimental army, supposed to be played against standart Shogi army. (9x9, Cells: 81)
11. Shogi with Cannons. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
12. Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121)
13. Shou Dou Qi: The Battle of Animals - The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63)
14. Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49)
15. Sino-European Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
16. Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
17. Snowflake Xiang Qi. A better Xiang Hex. (Cells: 140)
18. Southern Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like friendly pieces `south' of them. (9x9, Cells: 81)
19. Spherical Chinese Chess. XiangQi with a spherical board. (9x10, Cells: 92)
20. Spire orth triangular xiang-qi. Missing description (7x14, Cells: 98)
21. Stacked-Copying Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
22. Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
23. Super-Drop-Xiang-Qi. Xiang-Qi with drops and more thing different when cross river, one new piece. (10x9, Cells: 90)

T

1. Tai Shogi. Very large Shogi variant.
2. Taikyoku Shogi. Taikyoku Shogi. Extremely large shogi variant. (36x36, Cells: 1296)
3. Tengu Dai Shogi. Turbo version of Dai Shogi, with some Dai Dai Shogi pieces.
4. Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256)
5. Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. (5x13, Cells: 63)
6. Thai chess (Makruk). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
7. Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91)
8. Tori Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (Link to Roger Hare's shogi site.).
9. Tori Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
10. TriMac 3 Friends. Hexagonal Game of 3 Friends. (Cells: 207)
11. TriMac HexChess. Hexagonal XiangQi. (Cells: 135)
12. Turn Qi. Cannonless Xiang Qi on a Byzantine-style board, complete with Byzantine geography! (18x5, Cells: 90)

U

1. U12 Shogi. A new kind of large shogi game. (12x12, Cells: 144)
2. Ultimate Shogi. Taikyoku Shogi. Extremely large shogi variant. (36x36, Cells: 1296)
3. Unashogi. Parachute all pieces, starting with an empty board. (9x9, Cells: 81)

W

1. Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121)
2. Wa Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on an 11 by 11 board. (Link.).
3. Waterfall Xinag-Qi. An elegant 3D xinag-qi variant. (9x10x9, Cells: 810)
4. Whale Shogi. Shogi variant. (6x6, Cells: 36)
5. Who crosses the river first?. A variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
6. Wormhole Xiang Qi. A small Xiang Qi variant with 2 special spaces. (7x7, Cells: 47)

X

1. Xiang Hex. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 79)
2. Xiang-qi moving palace and river. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 64)
3. Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
4. Xiangqi 42. A minature version of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) on 42 squares. (7x6, Cells: 42)
5. Xiangqi vs Orthodox Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 77)
6. Xorix Shogi. Shogi where piece movement are XORed with captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81)

Y

1. Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
2. Yari Shogi. Modern Shogi variant. (7x9, Cells: 63)
3. Year of the Pig Variants. Subvariants extending the forward moves in assorted previous variants old and new.
4. Yitong. Widely-played regional variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90)
5. Yonin Shogi. 4-handed Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81)
6. Yoto. Variant with heavy Xiang Qi influences marks Year of the Ox. (9x9, Cells: 81)

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