Wa Shogi pictures
Below are some pictures of a board and pieces for Wa Shogi, a large shogi variant played with or without drops. The set was aquired in 1985 from George Hodges, and is still available from him (see contact information below).
The board is vinyl, about 18 x 19.5 inches (47.7 x 49.5 cm). The playing surface is approximately 14.375 x 15.5 inches (36.5 x 39.4 cm). The pieces are a dense yellow plastic, with the unpromoted rank written in black, and the promotion rank written in red. The Crane King is about 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) long.
The photos were taken with a Nikon COOLPIX 2000 digital camera.
Contact
A price list of Shogi variant sets and books, as well as other shogi equipment can be obtained from
George Hodges
P.O. Box 77
BROMLEY
Kent BR1 4ZG
England
or by email at:
Written by John Lawson.
WWW page created: October 26, 2002.