From: "Dr.Eduard Werner" GMX DE> Date: 20 mar 2001 Subject: Re: About the name of the pieces On Tuesday 20 March 2001 10:20, you wrote: > > And daidai? I've still a game running. And aren't you playing Tai Shogi? > > Why not simply use characters? The Japanese also use *different* sets of > > signs for files and ranks. That's the point, not what meaning the signs > > have. Remember that they don't have an alphabet in our sense. So I think > > 1c is much closer to the Japanese notation than 13. And it's universally > > usable for all Shogi variants. > > > > Edi > > Well it is possible to extend to tai using the eikosapental numbersystem If you like to start your numbering with 0, yes, it is. Otherwise, you'll need a eikosahexal system. For the printout, that means you'll use digits and characters, won't you? > but my proposal is to use numerals for shogi and the alphanumeric system for > the larger variants. And I'd prefer to use two different ordered sets of signs for ranks and files, just like the Japanese. Only I use western characters for the second set, not Japanese ones. Edi