During the Genroku era in the Edo period, the picture Sugoroku such as 'Dochu Sugoroku' (a Sugoroku with pictures from the 53 stations of the Tokaido Road) and 'Yaro Sugoroku or Shibai Sugoroku' (a Sugoroku with actors' pictures), were played.
江戸時代の元禄年間には、道中双六・野郎双六（芝居双六）などが絵入りの双六が遊ばれるようになった。