Bench Shogi - Endai Shogi

Japanese: 縁台将棋 - えんだいしょうぎ
Bench Shogi - Endai Shogi
〘 noun 〙 Shogi played on a bench. By extension, shogi played by someone who is not very good at it. ※Kyoko's House (1959)〈Yukio Mishima〉2 "Around the table, a large group of people like Yajiba playing shogi on the bench were standing around, smoking cigarettes or smoking pipes."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 縁台でする将棋。転じて、あまりじょうずでない将棋。※鏡子の家(1959)〈三島由紀夫〉二「卓のまはりに縁台将棋の彌次馬のやうな連中が、煙草やパイプを吹かしながら大ぜい立ってゐる」

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