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Discover the ultimate free high-performance shogi app that caters to players of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced enthusiasts. With 40 levels of full-scale AI, the highest level being amateur 6-dan, you can challenge yourself progressively. The app also offers comprehensive game record analysis and management post-game, and daily Tsume Shogi puzzles to keep your skills sharp.

This shogi app features charming "chick" characters and offers an engaging experience for players at any stage of their shogi journey. The highest level of AI, Amaroku Stage, ensures that even seasoned players are challenged.

Why Start Playing Shogi?

Beginners can dive in confidently with introductory courses, piece dropping games, weak AI settings, hints, and visual guides for piece movements. This app is designed to be approachable for new players while still providing a rich experience.

For Intermediate to Advanced Players

With 40 levels of AI, including an impressive Ama 6-dan level, intermediate and advanced users will find plenty of challenge. The app also includes rating games to help you gauge your current skill level.

Enhance Your Shogi Skills

After a match, the app's game record analysis feature pinpoints your mistakes and provides insights into which moves could have been better. It also assesses and displays jouseki (standard moves) and battle types, helping you understand your gameplay better.

What Makes This App Stand Out?

Beyond its adorable design, this app is a powerhouse of features for shogi players. It's not just about the cute aesthetics; it's a sophisticated tool for anyone looking to improve their shogi game.

Main Functions and Features

• Engage in matches against 40 levels of full-scale AI.
• Enjoy face-to-face play on a traditional shogi board with another player.
• Utilize the examination function to compare your moves against AI suggestions.
• Benefit from the game record analysis function, which automatically identifies poor or questionable moves.
• Tackle daily Tsume Shogi puzzles, with four questions tailored to beginner, intermediate, advanced, and graded levels.
• Save and manage your game records against AI, as well as import and manage game records from other apps.

Detailed Function Explanations

Challenge yourself against authentic AI! Whether you're playing solo or with a friend on a traditional shogi board, the app makes it easy. With 40 levels of computer AI, from beginner to advanced, there's always a suitable challenge. Beginners will appreciate the visual guides showing possible moves, while the "Hint" button offers AI suggestions, complete with reading lines to help you understand the strategy.

Not only can you watch matches between yourself and the computer, but you can also observe computer vs. computer games. Players can face off against each other in person, and if needed, you can switch the AI opponent mid-game by entering examination mode and selecting "Resume game from this stage" in the menu. Your performance against the AI is recorded, and you can customize settings like piece dropping and time limits for rating games.

Post-game, leverage the review function to improve. The "Examine" button shows AI reading lines, your actual moves, and situational evaluations, offering hints for better play. The game record analysis function automatically reviews all moves, highlighting any bad plays. You can visualize the analysis results on a graph, making it easy to spot problematic moves. These analyses can be saved in game record files, and for detailed instructions, visit the official website at https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html.

Keep track of your games with the game record management feature. You can save your matches against AI and import game records in KIF, KI2, and CSA formats from other apps or online sources. You can also copy and paste game records to the clipboard and manage records stored on cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox. Create and save starting positions and Tsume Shogi puzzles for later practice.

For a comprehensive overview of all features, visit the official homepage at https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html. The site includes detailed function explanations, guides for tricky parts, and a Q&A section.

Support for the app is available on the official website. If you encounter any issues, have suggestions, or requests, reach out via the "Send Request" option in the app's top menu.

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While we strive to ensure the app's reliability, we cannot guarantee it will be free from issues. STUDIO-K does not take responsibility for any damages resulting from the use of this software. Please be aware of this disclaimer.

What's New in Version 5.3.8

Updated on November 1, 2024

• 2024/10/29 ver5.3.8: Fixed an issue where pressing the [Menu] button during AI thinking in a match could cause a delay.
• 2024/10/19 ver5.3.7: Adjusted the strength of levels 15-30 to be (weaker).
• 2024/07/19 ver5.3.5: Implemented a feature to transfer rating, match records, Tsume Shogi progress, and Piyo story progress when changing devices. Note that game records are not included in the transfer; continue to save them to cloud storage as usual. Select "Data Migration (Device Change)" from the top screen menu.
• 2024/06/16 ver5.3.4: Enabled the selection of non-chick pieces in dark mode.