Shogi FAQ
This Shogi FAQ answers the questions that come up before a first game: Do I need an account? Is this Shogi Wars? Can I play strangers? What happens to a captured piece? Is there anything to download?
ShogiGridBase is a browser shogi site with a live board and built-in local AI. It is not a social lobby, an anime directory, or a copy of every shogi platform on the internet. Where a feature is absent, the answer below says so plainly.
Skim the question that brought you here, follow a relevant link if needed, or return to the board and make a move. The point is to settle practical questions, not to stand in for learning the game.
When to use this page
Use this page when you want product boundaries settled quickly, when a search mixed this site with apps or lobbies, or when you need a single place for the common “is this X?” questions.
When not to
Skip this page if you need deep rules, piece movement drills, or opening study. Use rules, pieces, how to play, or openings for those jobs.
Assumptions
Answers describe this site’s current product boundaries and standard shogi rules. Other platforms mentioned below are named only for contrast, not as features hosted here.
How
- Skim the questions that match the reason you arrived.
- Follow any pointer to how to play, rules, vs computer, or 2 player.
- If the boundary is clear enough, return to the live board and start a game.
Examples
- A visitor wondering whether this is Shogi Wars, 81Dojo, or Lishogi → It is not those platforms; this site is a browser board with local AI
- Someone asking whether an account or APK is required → No account and no download are required for the first move
- A chess or xiangqi player checking whether they landed on the wrong family → This domain is shogi; the FAQ says so directly
Gotchas
- FAQ text is not a substitute for the rules page when a drop or promotion question gets specific.
- Names like Shogi Wars or 81Dojo appear here only so visitors can rule them out quickly.
- “Unblocked” searches often want school-network workarounds. This site does not market itself as an unblocker; it is just a browser board.
- If a feature is phase 2, the honest answer is that it is not shipped yet.
Boundaries
What this site is not
It is not Shogi Wars. It is not 81Dojo. It is not Lishogi. It is not an anime hub, not a matchmaking lobby, and not a western-chess, xiangqi, or go site wearing the wrong label.
Those clarifications are not insults to other products. They are signposts. People search broadly. A good FAQ tells them quickly whether they are in the right house.
How this page fits
This is the site-level question desk: names, drops, browser play, and boundaries. For a complete beginner path, use How to Play; for a specific rules dispute, use Shogi Rules.