From: Luke Merritt <clearobscurity <at> HOTMAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 21 jan 1999
Subject: Info needed on Taikyoku shogi

I'm beginning to think that this is a lost cause, but I am looking for
information on the 36x36 shogi variant "taikyoku shogi". I have been
provided with a partial set-up, but 92 types of pieces are unidentified
or only partially identified (I believe because the person providing
this couldn't read Japanese). I read somewhere that the rules,
presumably the moves of the new pieces, have never been found, but I
suppose that could change.

Other than all the new pieces, I found it very interesting that you
start with two lions and do NOT begin with an emperor.

Please contact me if you have more information...especially if you can
provide the complete setup in Japanese.

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