diff --git a/modules/game/src/main/Game.scala b/modules/game/src/main/Game.scala
index b82c9fe9b1e9..f529e72744e1 100644
--- a/modules/game/src/main/Game.scala
+++ b/modules/game/src/main/Game.scala
@@ -681,8 +681,6 @@ object Game {
     if (variant.chushogi) 1000
     else 700 // unlimited can cause StackOverflowError
 
-  val maxBotPlies = 600
-
   val analysableVariants: Set[Variant] = Set(
     shogi.variant.Standard,
     shogi.variant.Minishogi,
diff --git a/modules/round/src/main/Player.scala b/modules/round/src/main/Player.scala
index fe9d5314cd3e..468992718d8a 100644
--- a/modules/round/src/main/Player.scala
+++ b/modules/round/src/main/Player.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final private class Player(
 
   private[round] def bot(usi: Usi, round: RoundDuct)(pov: Pov)(implicit proxy: GameProxy): Fu[Events] =
     pov match {
-      case Pov(game, _) if game.playedPlies > Game.maxBotPlies =>
+      case Pov(game, _) if game.playedPlies > Game.maxPlies(game.variant) =>
         round ! TooManyPlies
         fuccess(Nil)
       case Pov(game, color) if game playableBy color =>