From: Eric macshogi com> Date: 09 sep 2005 Subject: Shogi at the next Festival of Brain Games in Cannes, Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Need a new Cell Phone? A BlackBerry 7250 could be yours free! Find=20 out how! http://click.topica.com/= caadV2ba2i6YsbnuqMaa/Amazing phone ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, In february 2006, the Festival of Brain Games will take place in=20=20 Cannes, France. This event is a really big games event with many games such as chess,=20= =20 go, othello, maths games, mah jong, scrabble, bridge ... The 2004 edition of the Festival attracted 70 000 visitors ! Shogi will participate for the first time next february. This will be a good opportunity for all of us to spend a few days on=20=20 the sea side, with mild air in winter ! Here is the shedule for shogi in the next Festival : The shogi participation in this festival will be from thursday 16=20=20 february to sunday 19 february 2006. The festival place is opened to the public from 10h00 to 20h00. Thursday 16 and friday 17 february 2006 - teaching and giving information about shogi to the public (10h00 -=20=20 18h00) - mini tournaments (2 each day) mainly for newcomers (free entry or=20=20 just a symbolic fee to be able to offer a cup for each winner of=20=20 those mini tournaments - we intend to play simuls between the mini tournaments or as a=20=20 replace of the mini tournaments, depending on the number of newcomers=20= =20 wishing to participate in each tournament - several teaching and information sessions to groups of youths (1=20=20 hour for each session) Saturday 18 and sunday 19 february 2006 - probably, teaching and information to the public on saturday=20=20 morning as well - tournament on saturday afternoon and sunday morning, opened to all,=20= =20 in the public area, to allow everybody to see what looks like a shogi=20= =20 tournament. 6 games of 45 minutes each and 30 seconds of byoyomi The end of the tournament will be about midday on sunday to allow=20=20 everybody to go back home on time for working on monday :-(( Here are some links about this event (in French only for now) : http://www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com/ http://www.palaisdesfestivals.com/ Accomodation : http://www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com/hebergement/index_hotel.htm Many possibilities : example : r=E9sidence Pierre & Vacances for 4 personnes, 44 =1C=80 for one= =20=20 night (ie only 11 =80 for each person if your are 4) =C9ric ---------------- Study Shogi and read shogi reportages at http://eric.macshogi.com/ The first Mac OS X Shogi Database Program at http://www.macshogi.com/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you a lottery player?Play smarter! Improve your=20 odds and detect winning patterns. Access the best=20 kept lottery secret on the Net. Easy to use! http://click.topica.com/= caadVJPa2i6YsbnuqMaf/Lottery Vault=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------