All Puzzle Shogi Solutions: Like Dragon Gaiden

Master the Puzzle Shogi minigame in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Find solutions for all 8 puzzles, from easy checkmates to multi-move strategies.

This guide provides solutions for all 8 Puzzle Shogi challenges in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Each puzzle requires a specific sequence of moves to achieve checkmate against the opponent's King.

Puzzle Shogi 1

This is the easiest puzzle. You have multiple winning moves:

• Move the Gold General one square forward.
• Move the Gold General in front of the Silver General.
• Move the Silver General forward one square.
• Move the Silver General in front of the Gold General.

Promoting the Silver General is not necessary for these solutions.

Puzzle Shogi 2

Use a captured Silver General for checkmate.

1. Pick up the captured Silver General from the lower-right box.
2. Place it to the right of the enemy Pawn that is in front of the King.

Puzzle Shogi 3

Move the Rook for checkmate.

1. Move the Rook to the square directly in front of the Knight.

Promoting the Rook is not necessary.

Puzzle Shogi 4

Advance your Pawn for the win.

1. Move your Pawn forward one square.

Promoting the Pawn is not necessary.

Puzzle Shogi 5

Promote the middle Pawn for checkmate.

1. Move the middle Pawn forward one square.
2. Promote the Pawn when the option appears.

Failure to promote the Pawn will result in no checkmate.

Puzzle Shogi 6

This puzzle requires multiple moves.

1. Move 1: Place the captured Knight to the left or right of the Gold General. This forces the enemy King to move back.
2. Move 2: Move the promoted Pawn one square to the right for checkmate.

Puzzle Shogi 7

Utilize two Silver Generals for checkmate.

1. Move 1: Move the Silver General on the left towards the center, placing it above your Pawn. This forces the enemy King to move in front of its right Pawn.
2. Move 2: Move the other Silver General (the one near the bottom) to the right of your Knight for checkmate.

Puzzle Shogi 8

Multiple first moves are possible, followed by a Rook placement.

Option 1 (First Move):

• Move the Silver General directly in front of the King (promotion is optional).

Option 2 (First Move):

• Place the Gold General one square to the right.

Subsequent Move:

• Take the captured Rook and place it on the board to the left of the King for checkmate.