From: George Hodges <george.hodges <at> TALK21 <dot> COM>
Date: 26 sep 2002
Subject: Promoting Shogi overseas

Re: Western Shogi sets with arrows on them and no kanji etc.

I have these sets available but they have letters on as well and are of
course language dependent (English). In my experience over many years only a
small percentage of beginners preferred them, perhaps five per cent or so of
the countless people to whom I taught the game. I always felt anyway that
the game should be presented as it is and therefore only with traditionally
marked kanji pieces.

George Hodges