In the wake of the remake of the TV show ‘Shogun’ I took my own take of the old boardgame ‚Shogun‘ (1976 by Teruo Matsumoto) and gave that a makeover. The magnet based mechanic of the original game feels a bit gimmicky and adds uneccessary complications to its 3d printability.
So I wanted to make a 3D printable version that is easy to print with no supports, no moving or mechanical parts, but still utitlizes the original idea of changing the abilities of each tile (now dice) as they move on the board. To get rid oft he magnets to determine the next number of moves for each tile, I made the tiles into dices themselves. So now you can just move the tile by tilting it according to the number of moves it shows, across the board, and on its destination field youll end up with a new number of steps for the next turn.
Moving this way you can plan your moves ahead knowing on what number you will end for the piece after the move. That adds an element of tactics (thus the subtitle) to the game that it had not before.
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How (and what) to print:
2 Sets of 7x shogun_pawn.stl and 1x shogun_king.stl each in a different color combination
With that and any chessboard you can already play.
Optional:
A beveled board keeps the dices secure in place and makes it easier to ‘roll’ them across the board. There is also a version of the board cut into 4 quarters for printing on smaller printbeds (this requires glueing after printing).
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How to play: