''Oshi'' ( Kanji: 押) is a

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

board game published by WizKids and designed by Tyler Bielman. ''Oshi'' is played on a 9×9 board and each player controls a set of 8 pieces (colored oxblood or ivory).

Story of the game

According to the instructions sheet, the game of ''Oshi'' was given to the first Emperor of Japan by goddess

Amaterasu Amaterasu, also known as Amaterasu Ōmikami () or Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. One of the major deities (''kami'') of Shinto, she is also portrayed in Japan's earliest literary texts, the ''Kojik ...

. ''Oshi'' would then teach the emperor and his court that influence was power but should be used cautiously.

Objective

A player wins by pushing 7 points worth of his or her opponent's pieces off the board.

Reviews

*'' Pyramid''

References

{{reflist Abstract strategy games Board games introduced in 2006 WizKids games