| 1 | p.boxed. |
| 2 | Simplified Shogi. |
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| 4 | p. |
| 5 | Dobutsu Shogi ("Animal Chess") is a Shogi variant for young children. |
| 6 | It was invented by professional shogi player Madoka Kitao, partially to |
| 7 | attract young girls to the game. It is played on a 3×4 board and |
| 8 | generally follows the rules of standard shogi, |
| 9 | with a few exceptions described below. |
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| 11 | figure.diagram-container |
| 12 | .diagram |
| 13 | | fen:gke/1p1/1P1/EKG: |
| 14 | figcaption Initial position. |
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| 16 | ul |
| 17 | li. |
| 18 | You must either capture the enemy Lion (King) or move your own |
| 19 | Lion into the final rank. |
| 20 | li. |
| 21 | All pieces move by one square at a time, |
| 22 | following directions indicated on pieces' edges. |
| 23 | li. |
| 24 | Once arrived on the final rank, Chick (Pawn) promotes into Hen (Tokin), |
| 25 | moving in all directions except diagonally backward. |
| 26 | Other pieces don't transform. |
| 27 | li. |
| 28 | Instead of playing a move, captured pieces may be dropped |
| 29 | (without restrictions). A captured Hen turns back into a Chick. |
| 30 | li Repetition of moves counts as a draw. |
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| 32 | figure.showPieces.text-center |
| 33 | img(src="/images/pieces/Dobutsu/wh.svg" style="width:100px") |
| 34 | figcaption Hen: promoted pawn. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | h3 More information |
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| 39 | | The variant is playable on |
| 40 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/dobutsu") pychess-variants |
| 41 | | . See also the Wikipedia page. |