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Martian Shogi
Ryan McGuire

Chess/shogi variant with pyramids.
:Players	Players:	2
:Time	Length:	unknown
:Complexity	Complexity:	Medium-High
Trios per color:		5
Number of colors:		4
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes:		4
Five-color sets:
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
chessboard
Setup time:		2 minutes
Playing time:
Strategy depth:		High
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Game mechanics:
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BGG Link:		35010

Status: Complete (v1.0), Year released: 2004

Martian Shogi is an Icehouse game for two players by Ryan McGuire.

Entered in the Icehouse Game Design Competition, Summer 2004
Winner: Sprawl 2nd: Missile Command 3rd: Turning Points 4th: Moscow Ice
5th: Breakthrough 6th (tie): Martian Shogi and Venusian Bowling
8th: Antshouse 9th: Limn 10th (tie): Arena and the Icehouse Null Game

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   description=Chess/shogi variant with pyramids.|
   designer=[[Ryan McGuire]]|
-  players=2 |
+  max_players=2 |
-  stashes=4 (written for R,G,B,Y) |
+  stashes=4 |
   other_equip=[[chessboard]] |
   setup_time=2 minutes |
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   mechanics=Promote by trading up from global stash, not flipping over. Drop Captured pieces. Two Monarchs per side. |
   footnotes=|
+  release_year=2004|
+  game_status=Complete|
   BGG_Link=[http://boardgamegeek.com/game/35010 35010]
 }}
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 == External Links ==
-* The rules are [http://icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-1/martian-shogi/MartianShogi.html available online].
+* The rules are [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704120648/http://icehousegames.com/contest/icedes-1/martian-shogi/MartianShogi.html available online].
 * [http://boardgamegeek.com/game/35010 Martian Shogi on BoardGameGeek]