The Sixteenth Musashi

Japanese: 十六むさし - じゅうろくむさし

Also written as Juroku-Rokushi or Juroku-Musashi. An indoor game played from the Edo period until the middle of the Meiji period. The board is in the shape of a square and a triangle, with the inside divided into vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines for a total of 33 points. A parent stone is placed in the center of the square, and 16 child stones are placed around it. The parent moves one stone at a time along the lines, and if it gets in between the children, it takes the children on either side. The children win by blocking the parent's path without being able to be intruded in between, and by driving the parent into the triangular cow room or setchin (hidden space) where he or she cannot move. Conversely, if the parent takes a child, the parent wins. The original form is thought to be Yasaskari, which was introduced from China during the Heian period, and similar games are also played in Britain and Germany.

Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:

十六六指，十六武蔵とも書く。江戸時代から明治の中葉まで行われた室内遊戯。盤は方形と三角形をつないだ形で，内側を縦，横，斜めの線で区分，計33の点がある。方形の中央に親石を置き，周囲に16個の子石を配する。親は線のところを１こまずつ動き，子の間に割り込むと，両側の子を取る。子は間に割り込まれないようにして親の進路を妨げ，三角形の牛部屋あるいは雪隠(せっちん)に追い込んで動けないようにすると勝ちとなる。反対に親が子を取ってしまうと親の勝ち。原形は平安時代に中国から伝来した八道行成(やさすかり)と考えられ，英国やドイツにも同種の遊戯がある。

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