From: Adam Atkinson MISTRAL CO UK> Date: 16 jan 1999 Subject: Re: shogi questions On 16-Jan-99 00:07:40, Michael Vanier said: >1) Does anyone know why the rules prohibiting multiple pawn drops on the > same file As someone else aid, this would make pawns in hand too powerful. > and pawn drops to give checkmate exist? I don't know the reason for this. Perhaps it's so that you can't assume it's always correct to promote bishops, rooks and pawns. This issue arises in tsume-shogi not infrequently. I've no idea how common it is in real games. ("not at all" is the impression I get) -- Adam Atkinson (ghira mistral co uk) I have a spelling chequer. It came with my pea sea. It plane lee marques for my revue miss steaks eye can knot sea. I ran this poem threw it. I'm sure yore pleased two no. It's letter perfect in its weigh - my checker tolled me sew.