From: Steve Polley yahoo com> Date: 11 may 2007 Subject: Re: Freeware WCSC Programs! Shogi variants may be weak- but it's the only site I have found where so many of the variants are available' PLUS THE RULES- and it's free. Obviously hours of work went into developing the site- so I don't think we should just dismiss it so causually.=20 I, for one, have found it invaluable.... --- Steve Evans netspace net au> wrote: >=20 > Bernhard C. M=E4rz wrote: > > 3) Steve Evans' Shogi programYes, his program > "Shogi Variants 1.55a" I also knew. > > But I thought it's not worth to listen it (in my > table). > > Of course this program have some value if you are > interested in variants=20 > > of shogi, but ONLY if you have a HUMAN OPPONENT!!! > > I was laughing very much, when I've read first > time the possible=20 > > difficulty levels: "weak" and "less weak" ;-) > > I can win against it with 6P handicap (without > having fun). > >=20=20=20 > As the program author I think I can safely say that > the difficulty=20 > levels of "Weak" & "Less Weak", are actually > overstating its capability.=20 > :-) > Shogi Variants has no AI to speak of, and as > Bernhard says, its intended=20 > purpose is for play against a human opponent or as a > tool to learn about=20 > the various historical variants. >=20 > Cheers, Steve=20=20=20=20=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 =20 ___________________________________________________________________________= _________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= aB5TiY.= 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------