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: すごろく
During the Edo period, it was common to play e-sugoroku during the New Year's holidays.
This illustrated sugoroku is designed around traveling through the post stations of the Tōkaidō.
Standard kanji spelling for the illustrated sugoroku board game.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in modern contexts.
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.