From: NOSOVSKY <stigma.ltd <at> G23 <dot> RELCOM <dot> RU>
Date: 18 apr 2000
Subject: Hashami-Shogi

Dear Shogi Friends
I have seen two different games named as "Hashami-Shogi".

One game 9 pawns each side playing on Shogi board and they able to move like
Rook in Shogi.
If you can stay from both sides of enemy pawn you can eat it, like
ninuki(pente) but not diagonal direction .
Winner is the player who can eat 5 pawns (other variant 8 pawns).

Other game 18 pawns each side staying 8-9 horizontals and 1-2 horizontals.
They have to create five in a row (his colour) moving this pawns in the area
3-7 horizontals and all 9 verticals of Shogi board  field.

Do you know this games , what is their names ?
What kind of game is "Hashami Shogi" ? What is the other game name.
Best Regards Alexander Nosovsky
Japanese Games
http://japan-games.da.ru/