From: Adam Skalny shogi sk> Date: 10 may 2006 Subject: Re: Playing without komadai Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect your PC Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! http://click.topica.com/= caaeKAPa2i6YsbnuqMaa/PC Powerscan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallo, it's hollow part down indeed. Using piece container as komadai photo may= =20 be seen on http://www.shogi.sk/pub/2.jpg In case you didn't read it yet, imho interesting article(s) about shogi=20 have been published in Japan foundation newsletter (Shogi in the=20 Limelight, http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/publish/jfn/pdf/jfn26_5.pdf). Adam ---- I wonder where my $HOME is Aquinaswannabe hotmail com wrote: > When you use the top and bottom of the piece container as komadai, do=20 > you place the part of the piece container so that the hollow part faces= =20 > downward? (Sorry for being over-specific). > > > Woody Allen wrote: >=20=20=20 >> Hi, >> >> One can play the game without using actual komadai in casual games. >> But there are important manners. >> 1. One has to show all the pieces that one captured. >> 2. Don't reverse pieces that one captured. >> >> In my case, when I don't have komadai, I use the top part and the bottom= =20 >> >> part of the pieces container as komadai. >> >> Allen (a Japanese shogi fan) >> http://w1allen.wordpress.com/ >> ---If there is something wrong or unclear, please inform me it.--- >> >> ----- Original Message -----=20 >> From: hotmail com> >> To: topica com> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:02 PM >> Subject: Playing without komadai >> >> >> I'm sorry if I'm being too particular with the minor details of the >> game. Rest assured that I love the game itself very much, and is why >> I'm drawn to ask these questions in the first place. I'm also trying to= >> learn the details of etiquettes and accessories of the game. >> >> Can one play the game without using actual komadai? If so, where does >> one put the pieces if he plays without komadai? >>=20=20=20=20=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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------