# tibetan dice game SHO > Board Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id509172036](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id509172036) ## Overview - **ID:** `id509172036` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** tomoaki yuki - **Category:** Board - **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (23 ratings) - **Version:** 2.5.1 - **Last updated:** 2021-02-09 - **First published:** 2012-03-15 - **Size:** 20 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-08 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tibetan-dice-game-sho/id509172036) - **Website:** [http://tbt.deci.jp/sho/ios/](http://tbt.deci.jp/sho/ios/) - **Privacy policy:** [http://tbt.deci.jp/sho/ios/privacypolicy/](http://tbt.deci.jp/sho/ios/privacypolicy/) ## Description SHO is Tibetan game that uses dices. 3 players will make the game. They have 9 coins on the own home. 64 shells are lined up. Start spot is the before point of first shell, and Goal spot is the next point of last shell. Player will roll two dices, and move the coin with the sum of the number of the two dices. When one of the player has moved all 9 coins to Goal, the player is winner. * How to move the coin + PLACE:Coin move to new spot with the sum of the number of the two dices. + STACK:If your onother coin is exsist at the spot already, then moved coin can stack on the coin. Stacked coins can move together. + KICK:If another player's coin is exsist at the spot already, the player's coin needs to back to home. Though, if stack number of the player's coin is greater than your coin's stack number, you can not kick it. * (1) at the First Turn Two coins will go into Start from Home. - (1-B) When Dices are [1] and [1] , Three coins will go into Start. - (1-S) When Dices are [1] and [2] , Three coins will go into Start. - (1-K) When another player's coins exsist at the spot you will move, Coins has the number, added one than the stack numner of the player's coin, will go into Start. * (2) at the Turn, your all coins have been Kicked to home Two coins will go into Start from Home. - (2-B) When Dices are [1] and [1] , Three coins will go into Start. - (2-N) When Dices are [3] and [6] , Nine coins will go into Start. - (2-K) When another player's coins exsist at the spot you will move, Coins has the number, added one than the stack numner of the player's coin, will go into Start. * (3) at the Ordinary Turn If you have coin at your honme, Onecoin will go into Start. And, if you do not move it, it will go back to Home. -(3-B) When Dices are [1] and [1] , You can select below : (3-B-1) You can move any coin with two. (3-B-2) You can roll the dice again, and move any coin with added number of two and agained dices. * If you kick other player's coin, you can roll the dice again. Though, if all of the coins of the player's are back to Home, you can not do it. ## Rankings - #232,613 — Overall ## Review summary Overall, reviewers enjoy the game: it's fun, easy to pick up, and runs smoothly in a small, lightweight app. It faithfully recreates the traditional Tibetan sho and offers a fresh spin with features like two moves on 1+1, while still feeling authentic. A few common requests appear: add multiplayer, provide clearer rules/instructions, and allow more rule variations. Some users note minor kinks to fix, but the app remains a strong digital introduction to sho. ### Pros - Fun and entertaining with pretty good AI. - Authentic recreation preserving the traditional Tibetan SHO. - Small, lightweight app that runs smoothly and is easy to pick up. - Fresh spin on the game with twists like the two-moves feature (1+1). - Introduces SHO to new players and preserves Tibetan culture. ### Cons - Lacks multiplayer support; players want to play with friends. - Rules and directions could be clearer. - Requests for more rule variations or control over turns (e.g., extra turns or changes to stacking rules). ## Similar extensions and apps - [Shesh Besh Club](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6777806224) - [Pro Shogi](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id717265287) — 4.10 / 5 - [Ishido](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1314137178) — 3.10 / 5 - [Shaking Dice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1410738668) — 5.00 / 5 - [Hindenburg : Dice Game](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1575883237) — 5.00 / 5 - [Zaro: Lucky Dice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1567740051) - [Thousand Dices](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1167918956) — 5.00 / 5 - [MahjongDice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471980734) - [Sweet Shogi](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1635861763) - [yacht : Dice Game](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1578150166) - [Dice game : Poker Dice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id782347909) — 3.30 / 5 - [Shogi 4×4](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743222979) --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id509172036)