From: Benjamin Good <bg18+ <at> ANDREW <dot> CMU <dot> EDU>
Date: 2 oct 1998
Subject: Re: history of shogi variants

Excerpts from mail: 28-Sep-98 Re: history of shogi variants by Patrick
Davin <at> LYRA <dot> VEGA.
> There is a book on shogi variants which contains some information
> on a game called Taikyoku-shogi that is indeed 36x36, 402 pieces per
> player.  Of the giant shogi variants, it is supposed to be the most
> recent.
>
> The book is called "Sekai no Shogi", by Isao Umebayashi.
> The publisher is Shogi Tengokusha,  FAX (Japan) 0178-52-2236.
>
> -Patrick

well, even tho i wasn't too impressed w/ tai shogi, i still can't help
but be curious about taikyoku shogi.  anybody have a copy of the rules
that they can send me?  i'd order this book, but i'm suspecting that
it's not in english.

thanks,
ben