From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 15 aug 2004 Subject: Re: Kanji-Less Shogi Sets = International Sets ? Where Available ? Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Great Credit Card for You Today=20 You can find a credit card to fit your credit needs.=20=20 All types of credit cards -- 0% APRs, Rewards, & Bad Credit. http://click.topica.com/= caacvgua2i6YsbnuqMaa/411Web ------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Shogi pieces have 2-character names. For example, the real name for a= =20 "gold" is "kin-shou" though it is more commonly referred to as just "kin". In English, this is commonly seen as "gold" and "gold general".=20 Both of these characters are written in vertical fashion on the front of the shogi piece. Most sets, from cheap plastic ones to the very top of the line, have two-characters written on the front of each piece.=20 However, mainly for televsion, and the Internet, the second character is usually eliminated and the first character is enlarged to make it easier to= see. One character is also only used when recording the game score and in shogi magazines or shogi-related articles. If you want more detail on this then you should look at part 1.4 of the following page. http://www.shogi.net/shogivocab/general.html __________________________________________________ GANBARE! NIPPON! Yahoo! JAPAN JOC OFFICIAL INTERNET PORTAL SITE http://mail.ganbare-nippon.yahoo.co.jp/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Save up to 67% on Omaha Steaks + Get 6 FREE Burgers and a=20 FREE Cutlery Set + Cutting Board! http://click.topica.com/= caacvgpa2i6YsbnuqMaf/OmahaSteaks ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= bnuqMa.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------