From: George Jost <shoegi <at> HOTMAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 23 jun 1999
Subject: Re: Big big very big shogi sets

George Hodges is still also selling huge sets...

George :)


>From: Sam Sloan <sloan <at> ISHIPRESS <dot> COM>
>Reply-To: The Shogi Discussion List <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
>To: SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL
>Subject: Big big very big shogi sets
>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:03:54 -0400
>
>The problem is that not many people inside Japan have much interest in
>these shogi variations and everything in Japan is expensive.
>
>I know for sure that these sets were made on special order. Richard
>Bozulich went to an artist who designed the sets and quoted a price to
>Hodges. Hodges, who apparently was a very rich man, agreed to pay. This
>took place in 1984. I assume Hodges got all the sets which were
>manufactured. If the manufacturer kept a few and decided to sell in Japan,
>I do not know about it. Probably Hodges would have objected had he known
>because he wanted a monopoly.
>
>However, if you do want more sets, we are the right people to contact. I do
>not know but I would be willing to bet that you cannot find them for sale
>in Japan.
>
>Sam Sloan
>
>At 06:26 PM 6/22/99 +0100, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> >>>>>> "Sam" == Sam Sloan <sloan <at> ISHIPRESS <dot> COM> writes:
> >
> >    Sam> We manufactured all of George Hodges big big shogi (Tori Tori
> >                                                             ---------
> >    Sam> Shogi, etc.)  sets years ago.
> >
> >Was that the one-by-one variation? :-)
> >
> >But seriously, it's good to know that there is a source for these
> >pieces, when George runs out of Tenjiku sets, due to the immense
> >demand caused by my continual promotion of the game.
> >
> >Then I woke up.
> >--
> >Colin Paul Adams
> >Preston Lancashire
> >
> >


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