It translates the classic game of checkers to a board with the friendly look of a tanuki, the raccoon-dog of Japanese folklore that usually appears as a likeable, somewhat mischievous figure in popular imagination. The mechanics follow the traditional rules of the game, with the machine's artificial intelligence as the main — and sometimes only — opponent available.
It's one more example of how the Japanese MSX catalog took universal board games and dressed them up with local mascots to make them more appealing to younger audiences.
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