Taikyoku Shogi

THE LARGEST SHOGI EVER DEVISED Taikyoku shogi ("ultimate shogi") is a centuries-old shogi variant played on 1,296 squares. Each side commands 402 wedge-shaped pieces, and almost every kind moves in its own way. Nobody knows who made it, and it is known from a single old record. This is a playable version, rebuilt in 3D and set in a painted courtyard at dusk. PIECES LIKE NOTHING ELSE • Over two hundred kinds of piece in the opening position, 301 in the encyclopedia. • Lions strike twice in one turn. Eagles fly over their own pawns. Some pieces sweep the whole board. • Select any piece and see every square it can reach before you commit. • Every piece is a carved figurine with its own flag, shown beside the piece it becomes when it promotes. • A camera that keeps every move in view, yours and the computer's, even in the thick of the board. BUILT FOR TOUCH AND FOR THE MOUSE • On iPhone and…