From: Pieter Stouten <stoutepf <at> CHEMSCI1 <dot> ES <dot> DUPONT <dot> COM>
Date: 22 oct 1993
Subject: Re: Shogi variants

On Fri, 22 Oct 1993 16:16, Torbjorn Molin <tm <at> SYMSOFT <dot> SE> wrote:

>Is there anyone with an interest in and/or information
>about Shogi variants (esp. Tori & Wa Shogi)?
>
I have a Tori (=bird) Shogi set with rules. I could send you the rules.
Please let me know. I find Tori Shogi highly frustrating because pawns
(called swallows here) "promote" to a WEAKER pieces. Also, most pieces have
little or no horizontal capabilities. There are quite a few Englishmen who
are avid Tori players (among others Matthew McFadyan, who also plays a
decent game of Go). For what reason I cannot fathom: excentrism ? losing an
empire and winning it back in Tori Shogi ?  masochism ? an attempt to
revive Monty Python ? Whatever the reason, I can give you names (and maybe
addresses) of some English Tori players. Just drop a line if you want them.

Cheers (almost weekend), Pieter.



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