{"title":"Japan Shogi Association","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"yokai-no-mori","title":"Yōkaï no Mori (French)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3703171\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/japan-shogi-association\"\u003eJapan Shogi Association\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3703170\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/madoka-kitao\"\u003eMadoka Kitao\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/ferti\"\u003eFerti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpansions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/yokai-no-kems\"\u003eYokai No Kems\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e148641\/yokai-no-mori\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1440678\/yokai-no-mori\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: This game is in French, English rules can be found on this \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/thread\/1147895\/english-rules\"\u003eBoardGameGeek Thread\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYōkaï no Mori\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e contains two simpler versions of \u003cem\u003eShōgi\u003c\/em\u003e to introduce the game to new players and youngsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ''\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDōbutsu Shōgi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, which means \"animal shogi\", each player has only four pieces – chick, giraffe, elephant and lion – and they're trying to either catch the opponent's lion or move their own lion to the opposite side of the game board. The board is just 3×4 squares, so the game is rather short. As for how to play:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003egiraffe\u003c\/strong\u003e moves one space orthogonally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eelephant\u003c\/strong\u003e moves one space diagonally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003echick\u003c\/strong\u003e is directly analogous to the pawn\/soldier of \u003cem\u003eShōgi\u003c\/em\u003e and can be promoted to a full-grown \u003cstrong\u003echicken\u003c\/strong\u003e, equivalent to the gold general in \u003cem\u003eShogi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003elion\u003c\/strong\u003e is analogous to a king in \u003cem\u003eChess\u003c\/em\u003e, except that he can win through promotion as long as it doesn't leave him in check.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven on this 3×4 board, you are still able to drop in pieces that you captured from your opponent!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlike in \u003cem\u003eShōgi\u003c\/em\u003e, you can drop a \u003cstrong\u003echick\u003c\/strong\u003e for mate or have two \u003cstrong\u003echicks\u003c\/strong\u003e in a column.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoro-Goro Dōbutsu Shōgi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has a larger 5×6 game board with each player having eight pieces (3 chicks, 2 giraffes, 2 elephants and 1 lion). The game also adds more rules from the full \u003cem\u003eShōgi\u003c\/em\u003e game, in particular:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou win only by capturing your opponent's lion, not by reaching the opposite side of the game board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can't have two of your own chicks in the same column\/file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can't drop a chick for mate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe Japan Shogi Association created the rules for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoro-Goro Dōbutsu Shōgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein order for players to learn important concepts in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShōgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, such as how to handle the generals effectively, why pawn promotion is so important, and how to mate the opponent's king with successive piece drops.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Ferti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":738855145,"sku":"738855145","price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic1791189_lg.jpg?v=1578608908"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/japan-shogi-association.oembed","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}