Tori shogi

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Tori shogi

Tori shogi diagram, start position
Years active	Late 18th century to present
Genres	Board game Abstract strategy game
Players	2
Setup time	< 2 minutes
Playing time	30 minutes to 2 hours
Chance	None
Age range	5+
Skills	strategy, tactics
Synonyms	Bird shogi

Tori shōgi (禽将棋 or 鳥将棋, 'bird chess') is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess), which was invented by Toyota Genryu in 1799 despite being traditionally attributed to his master Ōhashi Sōei. It was first published in 1828 and again in 1833. The game is played on a 7×7 board and uses the drop rule; it is the only traditional shogi variant, possibly besides wa shogi, to do so. This is one of the more popular shogi variants. There were tournaments in London and Royston in the 1990s and early 2000s.