Posts Tagged ‘shogi koma’
The Nintendo games company doesn’t just manufacture video games. They have a long history of making traditional Japanese games such as hanafuda card decks and shogi sets as well.
Nintendo Hanafuda decks have been available on this site from the beginning, but for some reason or other, I never quite got around to uploading Nintendo shogi sets. Finally, however, I have got around to it and am pleased to announce that I can now offer two Nintendo shogi koma sets and the Nintendo folding shogi board.
I would place the Nintendo shogi koma in the “good quality mass market” bracket. You can choose between “kaki-goma” and “hori-goma” sets.
Kaki-Goma
Kaki-goma are shogi pieces with the characters that designate the piece values painted on with a calligraphy brush (“kaki” = written/painted + “goma” = “koma” = shogi piece).
Hori-Goma
Hori-goma have the characters carved into the surface (“hori” = carved), and then painted with sumi ink or lacquer . There are various types of hori-goma, but the Nintendo hori-goma are of a relatively simple design and the carved characters have been painted over with ink.
The Nintendo shogi board is a standard folding wooden board held together with a couple of metal hinges.
Check out tbe Nintendo Shogi Koma via the link.
DH
Shogi Pieces & Paper Board
The dollar is low, the yen is high…
…but that doesn’t mean we can’t sometimes find a way to offer Japanese Shogi Koma at a 50% discount!
(“Shogi koma” is Japanese for “chess piece”.)
This set of Japanese Chess Pieces plus a paper playing board would make an ideal stocking filler for any games-loving child or adult! It also offers a super-economical way for people to try out Japanese chess…
What happens in a game of chess when you have 20 pieces to work with on a 9×9 board… and when you can recruit any piece you capture to fight on your side?
Japanese Shogi Pieces with Paper Board & English Manual is currently reduced from $8.07 to $3.73 at:
http://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=62899
This cheap and cheerful Japanese shogi set is ideal for anybody who wants to play shogi with no frills attached!
- And now you can get it for half price!
You get full set of 42 Shogi pieces made from linden wood with black calligraphy characters on the front. The backs of of “pieces that can be promoted” are marked with red characters.
The set includes a paper playing board and full English instructions.
The Shogi game is available at a 50% discount between 4th and 10th December at Tripleclicks. So you need to be quick if you want to take advantage of the “Tripleclicks Hot Deal” price.
http://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=62899
The set will be shipped by airmail from Japan.
David Hurley
P. S. Click the link to check out the rest of my Japanese Shogi range.
