From: teruko <teruko <at> PO2 <dot> NSKNET <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 1 sep 1999
Subject: Re: Subarashisa

he rules of nana shogi can be found at:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/geodun/nana/rulee.htm

Kyoto shogi is played on a 5x5 board. Each player
has 5 pieces, from left to right along the back rank, tokin, silver,
king, gold, pawn. Whenever a piece moves it changes value, tokin-lance,
silver-bishop, king-king, gold-knight, pawn-rook. Captured pieces may be
dropped in either value state. There are no restrictions on where a
piece is dropped, pawn drop mates are possible, doubled pawns are also
possible.

Renge shogi is played on a 7x7 board with 7 pieces a side. Again all on
the back rank they are left to right, silver, pawn, gold, king, gold,
pawn, silver. As in kyoto shogi pieces change value with each move,
silver-lance, gold-knight, left pawn-bishop, right pawn-rook. Again
there are no restrictions on drops in terms of position or pawn mates,
there is no limit to the number of pawns that can occupy the same file.
The distinctive feature is that a player can also drop pieces from the
opponent's hand, the only restriction is that a player can not checkmate
by dropping from the opponent's hand. If any of this is unclear please
feel free to ask further.

Roger Barnes wrote:
>
> Could you possibly post a description of these variants to the list - I
> didn't know they existed and I think that might apply to the other list
> members.
>
> Roger Barnes