From: Aquinaswannabe hotmail com Date: 11 may 2006 Subject: RE: Playing without komadai (read this instead) 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If I'm playing on a tabletop board, can I also not use any komadai or=20 piece container, and just put the captured pieces on the table, within=20 an area next to the board? Adam wrote: >=20 > Hallo, > it's hollow part down indeed. Using piece container as komadai photo may= =20 >=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). >=20 > Adam > ---- > I wonder where my $HOME is >=20 > 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 bott= om=20 > >>=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 >=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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------