How to play Shotest Shogi on Mac
Game summary
Now that you understand why Japan is so fascinated with Shogi, upgrade to the full version of Shotest Shogi and try your hand at the intermediate and advanced tutorials, 16 different AI opponents with a wide range of skill levels, and multiplayer challenge. Make your way up the leaderboards, earn achievements, and develop your tactical skills in this magnificent strategy board game!
Play Shotest Shogi on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Shotest Shogi on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Shotest Shogi installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Shotest Shogi like you would on any PC.
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