Dual Shogi - Simultaneous Move

There are no turns in this shogi (Japanese chess) variant. Each round, both players choose one move, and the two moves are played at the same time. You won't know what your opponent will play until the pieces move. In regular shogi, you can see your opponent's move before you think. In Dual Shogi, you have to predict it. The piece you go to capture may already have slipped away, and an enemy piece may land right where you moved. ■ What changes when you move at the same time • Both moves are resolved on the board as it was before moving, so a piece that moves away can't be captured on its old square • If both players move to the same square, it's a “Piece Exchange”: each piece becomes the other player's captured piece, which can be dropped back onto the board later • Capture your opponent's King to win. If both Kings are captured at once, it's a draw • There is no checkmate, and you don't have to get out of check ■ The rule at the heart of the mind games • You can't move the same piece twice in a row (another piece of the same kind is fine) • That tells you which piece your opponent can't move next: a clue for reading their move, and something to use to outwit them • Dropping a captured piece counts as a move, too ■ Two boards to choose from • 5×5: the pieces and the starting setup change every game. Time limit: 5 minutes each, or 10 seconds per move • 9×9: the same starting setup as regular shogi, for longer, deeper games. Time limit: 10 minutes each, or 10 seconds per move ■ Play online or against the CPU • Random match: find an opponent and start playing right away • Friend match: share a 5-digit Room Pass to play with a friend. Anyone who knows the Room Pass can also watch • CPU Play: three levels, Easy, Normal, and Hard. No internet connection needed ■ And more • The rules and piece movements are explained in “How to Play” in the app • After a game, replay it to look back at how it went • Your Random match record is saved • Ads appear only between games, never during play • Available in 7 languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil)

The first release of Dual Shogi.