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as time went on…<\/h2>\n
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Most playing sets were unfortunately marked only with Japanese characters (kanji), without helping arrows. We created our first set out of cardboard to try and learn Shogi rules. Then we liked the game so much that we made the first wooden set, that we showed the neighborhood and taught them the rules. Everyone enjoyed the game and wanted us to make it too. So it was only a small step to start selling Shogi all around the world.\u00a0We are also co-founders of the\u00a0Czech Association of Shogi.<\/p>\n
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2010<\/p>\n
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An interesting IT article<\/h3>\n
One day Filip read an article<\/a> about artificial intelligence, that beat the best shogi player. We knew western chess, but what is shogi? 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Japanese and boardgame events<\/h3>\n
We were invited to Japan!<\/h3>\n
A success on kickstarter<\/h3>\n
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The exact origin of Shogi is unknown, but it most likely evolved from Chinese chess when it was delivered by the imperial ambassador during the rule of Nara (710-794). It became popular with Japanese nobility in the Heian period (794 \u2013 1185) when the Japanese capital moved from Nara to Kyoto.<\/p>\n