Micro Shogi (also known as Poppy Shogi) and Kyoto Shogi are recent variants of the Japanese member of the chess family. Although these games are played on boards of only 20 and 25 squares respectively, they are certainly not trivial games, and lay claim to being amongst the world's smallest playable chess variants. The excitement in these games comes from the fact that all pieces (except the King) change form every time they make a capture (and in the case of Kyoto Shogi, every time they move). The games are very dynamic, with fortunes often changing quickly during the course of play.