From: "J. Andrew Lipscomb" <ewwa <at> CHATTANOOGA <dot> NET>
Date: 5 feb 2000
Subject: Re: to play shogi on the net

> >As far as chinese chess, I think it would be great if someone wrote an
> >interface to play on the squares.
>
> Why?

Funny y'all mention Chinese chess.  Official tournament sets there are
not just the Chinese character anymore--either player can insist on
"picture" pieces, but it never happens.  The side actually used consists
of the Chinese character plus the English name.