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Kakinoki Shogi :Japanese Chess Screenshots

iPhone

About Kakinoki Shogi :Japanese Chess

Shogi is a Japanese version of chess.
A player can use (drop) captured pieces.
This rule makes this game complicated and profound.
There are 10 million players and a few hundred professional players in Japan.

Features:
- Human vs. computer, human vs. human, computer vs. computer.
- 7 levels of computer play.
- Handicap games.
- Choose Western or Japanese pieces.
- Show the legal moves of the selected piece.
- Hint
- Show score option
- Game log.
- Undo of moves.
- Save/Load game file.
- Send game record by mail.
- Show history of moves.
- Help about Shogi rules.

What's New in the Latest Version 3.00

Last updated on Nov 17, 2020

Old Versions

- Officially support iPhone X / XR / XS Max.
- Fixed a bug: Wrong pieces if Zoomed display on iOS 14 for iPhone X etc.

Version History

3.00

Nov 17, 2020

- Officially support iPhone X / XR / XS Max.
- Fixed a bug: Wrong pieces if Zoomed display on iOS 14 for iPhone X etc.

2.60

Sep 24, 2015

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Fixed a bug (Menus were in English on iOS 9 in Japanese environment).

2.50

Oct 27, 2014

- Support iPhone 6.

2.40

Feb 13, 2014

- Support iOS 7.

2.33

Jun 1, 2013

- Add Level 8
- Long press the center to flip.

2.32

Oct 3, 2012

- iPhone 5: Display move history.

2.31

Sep 26, 2012

Fixed crash bug for iOS 6.

2.30

Sep 20, 2012

- Support iPhone 5, and iOS 6.

2.21

May 11, 2012

- Fixed a bug : repetition.

2.20

Jan 10, 2012

- Fixed a minor bug.

2.14

Jun 14, 2011

- Improved zoom-in operation.
- Search position by "ShogiBooks".

2.13

Jan 19, 2011

- New operation when replaying a game:
Long press the right part of the board: Forward continuously
Long press the left part of the board: Back continuously
Flick (swipe) towards the left: Initial position
Flick (swipe) towards the right: Latest position
Flick (swipe) upward: Show more menu

2.12

Dec 30, 2010

・Fixed crash bug on deletion of the game log.

2.11

Aug 14, 2010

・Inform Check Option (Japanese Voice)

2.10

Jul 19, 2010

V2.10
・Supports OS 4.0
・Icon and Japanese piece images supports iPhone 4 resolution
・Changed Japanesepiece images.

* This version does not work on OS 2.x.

2.01

Jul 1, 2010

V2.01
・Fixed crash bug
・Changed piece images.

2.00

May 31, 2010

V2.00
- Add Japanese voice and sound
- In-App email (OS3.0 or later)

1.91

Apr 28, 2010

V1.91
- Debug: Hint
- Random side option for no handicap game.

1.90

Dec 22, 2009

V1.90
- Confirm to resign.
- Evaluation graph.
- Jump: add index.