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Subject: Re: Shogi (Japanese Chess)
Summary: Information source for shogi
Message-ID: <2313@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu>
Date: 17 Aug 89 19:20:01 GMT
References: <131@castle.ed.ac.uk> <34077@apple.Apple.COM>
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In article <34077@apple.Apple.COM>, lowerre@Apple.COM (Bruce Lowerre) writes:
> In article <131@castle.ed.ac.uk>, ssj@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Johal) writes:
> > A number of us here are anxious to promote interest in Shogi, i.e.
> > Japanese Chess.  Is anyone out there interested in playing e-mail
> > Shogi?  Does anyone have a Shogi playing program?
> 
> Does anyone know how to play it?  Is it a REAL game or just another
> Fairy Chess game?

Shogi is widely played in Japan but not much in the west. I don't care
for it myself but I sometimes think I'll take another look just as soon
as I have mastered go (a REAL game, not a toy like chess :-).

Books on shogi and equipment for it are available from

          Ishi Press International
          1400 N. Shoreline Blvd.
          Building A-7
          Mountain View, CA 94043
          (415) 964-7294


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