From: Eric and Jackie GTE NET> Date: 5 jan 1998 Subject: Re: Shogi variants joke Colin Paul Adams wrote: > > "It takes so long to play, the rules have changed before you finish" - > Andrew Jones > > This little quip was made as a result of a game of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi > that I tried to play with Francis Roads over the new year. Francis had > made himself a set - the folding board had the initial setup marked > upon it - quite a useful idea. The pieces were cut out fron cardboard > and had the official abbreviation, and a diagram of the move, marked > upon them. This too was a good idea, as I had only just been trying to > learn the rules on the train journey down to London (the game took > place between rounds at the London Go congress). > > As the game progressed, I realised that some of the pieces did not > move according to the rules I had been learning. After some > discussion, it appears that when Francis made the set, some 10 years > or so ago, the supposed known rules were somewhat different. Hence the > joke above. > > We abandoned the game in disgust (both agreeing that it was a very > silly game anyway), while Francis prepared to make a new set. > -- > Colin Paul Adams > Preston Lancashire This brings up a very critical question-which rules are correct? Is the G.F. Hodges phamphlet correct, or is there a newer site that has [updated] rules? This would be quite disappointing to me if those particular rules were no longer valid, since I've actually played thru a couple of games, and I'd hate to have to re-learn it! But, if progress has been made.... Eric V. Greenwood