noun
illustrated sugoroku; Japanese picture board game with dice
Historical board game where players roll dice and move along an illustrated track, aiming to reach the end. Often played during New Year's holidays in the Edo period.
See also: 双六
江戸時代には、お正月に絵双六で遊ぶのが一般的だった。
During the Edo period, it was common to play e-sugoroku during the New Year's holidays.
この絵双六は、東海道の宿場町を巡る趣向になっている。
This illustrated sugoroku is designed around traveling through the post stations of the Tōkaidō.
双六 is the general term for sugoroku, which includes both the older backgammon-like game (盤双六) and the illustrated race game (絵双六). 絵双六 specifically refers to the illustrated version with a track and pictures.
Compound of 絵 (e, 'picture') and 双六 (sugoroku, a board game originally derived from Chinese backgammon). The term refers to the illustrated variant of sugoroku that became popular in the Edo period.