From: Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> SHOGI <dot> NET>
Date: 24 jun 2001
Subject: The Second Japanese Mind Sports Olympiad

'BATTLE of BRAIN'
Organized by: Japan Mind Sports Olympiad Council

The Mind Sports Olympiad is a fun and friendly competitive event
where people with various degrees of proficiency will come together
for a 'battle of the brains'. There will be 100+ games at this event.
We will teach you not only Japanese traditional games but also games
which originate from other countries. You do not need to know the
language to become friends with people from other nations when you
are playing games! Worthy of special mention is that there will be a
championship tournament for Go and Shogi, and the winners, as
representatives of Japan, will have the opportunity to compete in the
next premier Mind Sports Olympiad to be held in Europe. There will be
medals and prizes to be won.

Date: July 28 (Sat) 11:00-17:30; July 29 (Sun) 11:00-17:30
Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall B
Expected number of attendees: 5,000
Entry Fees:
- 1,500 yen,
-   500 yen (children under age 12)
- 3,000 yen (Fee for Championship tournament for Go and Shogi)

Directions
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By JR line
- 5 min walk from Tokyo Sta. (connected to Keiyo Line through
underground concourse, exit 4)
- 1 min walk from Yurakucho Sta.

By Subway
- Yurakucyo Line (connected to Yurakucyo Sta. Through underground
concourse, exit A4b)
- Hibiya Line: 5 min walk from Hibiya sta.; 5 min walk from Ginza sta.
- Chiyoda Line: 5 min walk from Nihonbashi Sta.; 7 min walk from Hibiya Sta.
- Ginza Line: 7 min walk from Ginza Sta.; 7 min walk from Kyobashi Sta.
- Mita Line: 5 min walk from Hibiya Sta.

Program (plan)
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-  Championship tournament for Go
-  Championship tournament for Shogi
-  Online game ( Age of Empires II ) tournament
-  Backgammon booth
-  Bridge booth
-  MSO booth
    1. Collection of different kinds of Shogi
       Have you noticed that there are many kinds of SHOGI around the
       world? Shogi, Chu-shogi, Changi (Korean chess), Xiangqi (Chinese
       chess), Myanmar Shogi, Chess, Gunjin Shogi, Stratego, Draughts.
    2. Games from other countries
       We will have booths for many other countries who will introduce
       their traditional games - you will feel the different culture!
    3. A lecture on games
       We will teach you not only the strategy of familiar games but
       also introduce the rules and the history of the games which
       are unusual.
    4. Challenge the game expert.
    5. Demonstration of rare mind sports
       There will be a demonstration by the game experts.
    6. Puzzle booth
    7. A lecture on Chinese Koma
       Next boom on Koma will be a 'Chinese Koma'. After the lecture,
       why don't you enter the Chinese Koma tournament.
    8. Japanese original game
       Let's try a brand new game invented in Japan.

Special Event
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If you have any unused games sitting in your closet at home, please
bring them in and we will donate them to welfare facilities.

More information
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In Japanese: <http://www.msojapan.com/2001_4/2001_8comp.html>
In English: contact <jmsoc <at> msojapan <dot> com>
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Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> shogi <dot> net>
Owner SHOGI-L, owner Shogi.Net