From: E R webtv net> Date: 15 aug 2004 Subject: Re: Kanji-Less Shogi Sets = International Sets ? Where Available ? --WebTV-Mail-26187-91 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Diet Patch The fastest - Easiest way to lose weight! Try it now FREE! http://click.topica.com/= caacvgta2i6YsbnuqMaa/MyDietPatches ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shogi FlashCards ? I like that idea. Did you make them yourself or buy them ? Official Size of ShoGi Board and Pieces ? I play European Chess. I used to be a member of USCF back in/around the days of Fischer Fever. There was a preferred board and set size for tournaments. Is there such a thing for Shogi? What is it? 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Toebbens" hmi de> Subject: Re: Kanji-Less Shogi Sets = International Sets ? Where Available ? Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:07:12 +0200 (MEST) Message-ID: <516485969-1463792638-1092578837 boing topica com> Errors-To: boing topica com> Reply-To: shogi topica com X-Topica-Id: <1092578835.inmta002.425.1032222> List-Help: topica com/> List-Unsubscribe: topica com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Brightmail: Message tested, results are inconclusive 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/= caacvgua2i6Ysbn8jDxa/411Web ------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Hunter Johnson wrote: > --- E R webtv net> wrote: > > > If someone came up with a nice design carved into the wood as Shogi > > sets are (that is how it's done, right?) easily recognizable by > > folks who don't know kanji, do you think that it would catch on? > > Actually, I don't think it would. There's not a large audience out > there waiting for the next (western) chess alternative who would > embrace the set, regardless of how it were manufactured. > > Now, maybe it they made "Simpson Shogi" (or Yu-Gi-Oh! Shogi) it might > sell a lot of copies. :-) Nope, probably not. :-) I recently went to a German anime convention to promote shogi. With me I had my very nice homemade Ranma 1/2 shogi set, with pictures of the characters and symbols indicating the movement of the pieces. While this went over quite nice, all but one prefered to play with the original pieces. What worked well was a small card showing for each piece the kanji, movement arrows, translated name and the corresponding promoted piece. Placed next to the board it made playing much easier for novices. 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