A very cute game for kids and everyone who wants to learn the basics of Shogi, a traditional Japanese "chess" game.
どうぶつしょうぎ - Let's Catch the Lion! (a.k.a. Dōbutsu Shōgi, which means "animal shogi") is a simple version of Shogi. Both players have 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 other side. The board is just 3×4 squares, so the game is rather short, aimed mostly at getting children interested in Shogi – but even if you're an adult, the game is enjoyable. As for how to play:
The giraffe moves like a rook, but moves only one space.
The elephant moves like a bishop, but moves only one space. (Interestingly, in Xiangqi and Tamerlane Chess, the elephant moves precisely two spaces diagonally.)
The chick is directly analogous to the pawn/soldier of Shogi, and is promoted to a full-grown chicken, equivalent to the gold general in Shogi.
The lion is analogous to a king, except that he can win essentially by promoting, as long as it doesn't leave him in check.
Even on this 3×4 board, you are still able to drop in pieces that you captured from your opponent!
Unlike in Shogi, you can drop a chick for mate or have two chicks in a column.
Let's Catch the Lion is one of the most successful Japanese titles released over the last 15 years, and its success is mostly due to the very short and clever rules; as well as the very cute design of the tiles.
There's no doubt you should dive into this game, because it's a very good and short entry point to the more complex Shogi with full rules.
Check out the tutorial provided by Nekonyancer, or click the link below to know more about the game:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... tchthelion
We would love to thank, of course, the whole Nekomado team, as well as the game designer Madoka Kitao, for their authorization to bring this game to our platform.
Of course, there would be no games on BGA without developers, and this simple but very efficient adaptation has been done by MathCT who did an excellent job here! Send them some love for making it happen on the platform.
And... That's it for today!
Next Monday, there will be another Japan-flavored game coming!
*But until then we will have the Wednesday release. What could it be? What would you love it to be?
*Stay tuned, and until then... Take care and play fair!
動物將棋：動物森友會！
這是一款非常可愛的遊戲，適合孩子和所有想要學習將棋（日本傳統「國際象棋」遊戲）基礎知識的人。
どうぶつしょうぎ - 來抓獅子吧！ （又名
動物將棋（Dōbutsu Shogi） ，意思是「動物將棋」）是將棋的簡單版本。
兩名玩家都只有四件棋子——小雞、長頸鹿、大象和獅子——他們可以試圖抓住對手的獅子，或者把自己的獅子移到另一邊。
棋盤只有 3×4 的範圍，所以遊戲時間相當短，主要目的是讓孩子們對將棋產生興趣 - 但即使你是成年人，遊戲也會讓你感到很有趣。
至於怎麼遊玩：
長頸鹿像西洋棋中的城堡一樣移動，但只移動一格。
大象像主教一樣移動，但只移動一格。
（有趣的是，在象棋和帖木兒象棋中，大象精確地沿著對角線移動了兩個空格。）
小雞直接類比將棋中的棋子/士兵，晉升為成年雞，相當於將棋中的金將。
獅子類似於國王，只不過他本質上可以透過晉升來獲勝，只要這不讓他受到限制。
即使在這個 3×4 棋盤上，您仍然可以掉落從對手手中奪取的棋子！
與將棋不同的是，你可以打入一隻小雞直接將軍，或者將兩隻小雞放在一列中。
《Let's Catch the Lion》是過去 15 年來最成功的日本遊戲之一，它的成功主要歸功於非常簡短而巧妙的規則；以及非常可愛的瓷磚設計。
毫無疑問，您應該深入了解這款遊戲，因為對於具有完整規則的更複雜的將棋來說，這是一個更簡易的入門點。
查看Nekonyancer提供的教學，或點擊下面的連結以了解更多關於遊戲的資訊：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~tchthelion
當然，我們非常感謝整個Nekomado 團隊以及遊戲設計師北尾圓 (Madoka Kitao)的授權，將這款遊戲帶到我們的平台上。
當然，沒有開發人員就沒有BGA上的遊戲，而這個簡單但非常有效率的適配是由MathCT完成的，他在這裡做得非常出色！
向他們表達一些愛，讓他們在平台上實現這個目標。
然後...
今天就這樣！
下週一，又有一款日本風格的遊戲來襲！
但在那之前我們將在周三發布另一款。
會是什麼呢？
你希望它是什麼樣類型的？
請繼續關注，在此之前...
保重並公平競爭！
