From: Phil Holland BCS ORG UK> Date: 23 oct 1995 Subject: Re: Variants On Mon, 23 Oct 1995, Sam Schimek wrote: > I am somewhat discouraged by the disparagement of shogi variations on this > list, mostly, I assume by people who have not played them. First of all, > let us remember that shogi itself is just another chess variation, granted > IMHO a superior one. Without a western bias we might all refer to chess as > a shogi variation. > > Secondly, having played three of these games on set that I have constructed > myself, my friends and I find them fascinating. There is a joy in > discovering a new game. We still love shogi, but some of our greatest > battles have been over a chu shogi board. > > I would recommend that all shogi players check out R.J. Hares Shogi > Varients Page. I my self look forward to the day that he posts "the > Monster". > > Sam > > P.S. I know there is little chance of this, but are ther any computer shogi > varients? > I have a postal (snail-mail) contact in Belgium who has written PC programs to play almost all the Shogi variants, with various 'Korean' forms as options(!). If you are interested I could put him in touch with you. ..........................Phil Holland ************************************* * Philip R Holland * * Postal Shogi League * * Address: 94 Green Drift, Royston, * * Herts SG8 5BT, England * * E-mail: phil.holland bcs org uk * * Mobile: +44-(0)850-295556 * *************************************