> Here is an extract from an article by Peter Blommers published in "Variant Chess" Magazine - Volume 3, Issue 25 - Autumn 1997:-...
That is a clear answer. The merit is also to have tried it, to reach to a conclusion.
> The game could clearly have gone on for ever. Middle Shogi, thought by many to be the finest variant of all, is such a wonderful game in all its aspects why does anyone ever want to change anything?
I have not the slightest intention to 'change' anything in Chu Shogi of course. I liked to play it, - but games with drops (Shogi, Tori and Wa Shogi) are more 'special' (my opinion). I found disapointing that this feature was not in any greater Shogi variant - but you gave an excellent reason why.
"[Chu] is thought by many to be the finest variant of all, is such a wonderful game in all its aspects".
I've seen it stated that every piece in Chu has a role to fill. Would somebody care to enlighten me on how the Lances and Reverse Chariots are useful, being...
... I find them useful in their unpromoted state for either ... a) rear support for step-movers advancing on the enemy territory, or b) clearing the way for...
... Unic> I've seen it stated that every piece in Chu has a role to Unic> fill. Would somebody care to enlighten me on how the Lances Unic> and Reverse...
Colin Paul Adams
colin@...
Jun 3, 2009 5:45 am
By the way, what precisely makes the drops 'impossible' in Chu Shogi, and beyond? I had already started a correspondance game of dropped Chu, without noting...
... Chu -=> Lions Tenjiku -=> Fire Demons!, and Range Jumpers Dai Dai -=> Lion, Hook Mover, Long Nosed Goblin, etc Loosing pieces as strong as these and having...
... Even without drops, Fire Demons make the Tenjiku 'impossible' , in my opinion. ... your opponents army would certainly suck. 1. One could have believed...
... Roland> Even without drops, Fire Demons make the Tenjiku Roland> 'impossible' , in my opinion. Have you tried it with Edi's proposed rule change for the...
Colin Paul Adams
colin@...
Jun 4, 2009 9:11 am
... For me it's the range jumpers. I see it as completely useless to have all the other pieces with which to build a defensive structure, just to have range...
... using their Lion to it's full potential. ;) I meant : in a dropped Chu, the game remains dense as all the pieces stay potentially on the board. ... thing,...
Re Middle Shogi with drops. Here is an extract from an article by Peter
Blommers published in "Variant Chess" Magazine - Volume 3, Issue 25 - Autumn 1997:- ...
... George> Middle Shogi, thought by George> many to be the finest variant of all, is such a wonderful George> game in all its aspects why does anyone ever...
Colin Paul Adams
colin@...
Jun 5, 2009 8:17 am
... "Variant Chess" Magazine - Volume 3, Issue 25 - Autumn 1997:-... That is a clear answer. The merit is also to have tried it, to reach to a conclusion. ... ...
... Roland> You are right of course, the main problem is to find a Roland> only one player. That is partly for that reason -besides Roland> the personal fun...
Colin Paul Adams
colin@...
Jun 4, 2009 3:01 pm
... I have still a library for a graphical board (platform independent), and a working plugin for most shogi variants on the generic gameserver. I have also...
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