Sounds good. I guess Judkin's is on the original software you've been using, right? We can start that tonight, if you like. We'll try those not available on that software later.
Alright I'm home. We can start a game of Judkins shogi whenever you want. You can obviously play that with your BCM program. The rules are exactly like regular shogi, with only the following differences:
1) Obviously the board is smaller
2) Obviously there are fewer pieces, and they are set up as shown in the game
Otherwise, there are no differences, including the pawn drop rules. Hope to hear from you soon to try out a game. You can go first.
Sorry we couldn't get farther this evening, but my evenings tend to be pretty busy unless it's the holidays.
I can see how this could be a fast game.
B-4d check
Sorry I haven't responded. Internet quit working at my house for some reason. I'm at work right now, but I'm not even sure it will work when I get home. I'm on a busier floor than yesterday, so this might be my only response today, assuming my Net still doesn't work when I get home.
G-2b
G-5e
Though the game should be faster and easier, don't take it too lightly. It's more complex to win at this game than you might realize
B-3c
B-3e
Yeah, I should probably be a little bit more careful. I decided to play more offensively this game, but I think I'll end up on the defensive anyway.
Not intending to lecture. Quite frankly, I'd love to see you more on the offense, and a smaller game offers the first player better opportunities as long as he maintains the initiative. I'm just letting you know that since it's your first game, you might think, "Oh, this is a simple, short game." Well, it is simple and short, but not as simple or short as a newbie might think. I think you'll enjoy it. :)
S-4b
G-4d
I thought that would be your next move. After I made mine, I realized I shouldn't have. But I didn't want to edit my post and take it back because I thought that would be unfair. You may have beaten me already :( Anyway, here is my reply. N-5c
Gx3c
Rx6e+ mate. Therefore I suggest you take your move back. Though analyzing the board, my little mistake might work out far better than I'd anticipated.
JEDIT: Take your time. I've got to get going for a bit. You might be able to pull out of it. I'm not sure. In any case, normally the game does not end so quickly. I thought I was done for. Generally more drops end up involved.
My move is simply P-6d
I didn't realize that pieces promoted upon reaching the second last line and thought they had to reach the end of the board before doing so. If I had known, I probably would have been a bit more wary of your rook.
Ah, I see. I see now that I forgot to mention where the promotion zone is. Let me give you a pointer for future reference. Notice that on most shogi boards there are four dots at the intersections of the grid lines. Those dots represent the promotion zone. If you pass the dots, you're in the zone.
Rx6d
darth_ender said:
Ah, I see. I see now that I forgot to mention where the promotion zone is. Let me give you a pointer for future reference. Notice that on most shogi boards there are four dots at the intersections of the grid lines. Those dots represent the promotion zone. If you pass the dots, you're in the zone.
OK, that makes sense.
Rx6d
K-5e
Yeah, I think at that point the game was already over, and I just let you have an extra couple of turns. R-6e+ mate.
Since that wasn't as engaging as you were probably hoping, we can play it again. Or if you prefer, we can play mini shogi, the 5x5 game. It's almost exactly the same, only a smaller board, no knight, and the promotion zone is only the last rank. It's a similar challenge, so you might want to just move on and try that one. However, if you want a better experience with Judkins, I'm definitely okay with that as well.
Hmm...I'm not sure. I think the reason I did poorly is partly due to the fact that I'm looking at Japanese pieces and my awareness of the board isn't as good as it would be were I looking at western pieces. I say we play another game since that went really quickly and I would like a bit more practice with it.
I'll let you make the first move this time so I'll be able to learn from your strategy...
Sorry, I thought I had posted this before I left home, so sorry I kept you waiting.
No worries buddy. Out of curiosity, how old are you? I kind of gather that you are in high school, and if so, I'm impressed by your maturity. Anyway, sounds like a plan. I'm glad you're open to these variants and are willing to try this again. I'm not as familiar with this as regular shogi, so I don't have much strategy to offer. I'll do my best. N-4d
darth_ender said:
No worries buddy. Out of curiosity, how old are you?
I'm fourteen.
I kind of gather that you are in high school, and if so, I'm impressed by your maturity.
Awww, thanks :D
Anyway, sounds like a plan. I'm glad you're open to these variants and are willing to try this again. I'm not as familiar with this as regular shogi, so I don't have much strategy to offer.
I'll do my best. N-4d
G-2b
From what I've seen, the knight seems to be a far more valuable piece in the early game then in regular Shogi. I think one of my biggest problems with the small variants will be using my normally weaker pieces effectively and not worrying so much about the bishop and rook.
RicOlie_2 said:
darth_ender said:
No worries buddy. Out of curiosity, how old are you?
I'm fourteen.
I kind of gather that you are in high school, and if so, I'm impressed by your maturity.
Awww, thanks :D
I mean it :)
Anyway, sounds like a plan. I'm glad you're open to these variants and are willing to try this again. I'm not as familiar with this as regular shogi, so I don't have much strategy to offer.
I'll do my best. N-4d
G-2b
From what I've seen, the knight seems to be a far more valuable piece in the early game then in regular Shogi. I think one of my biggest problems with the small variants will be using my normally weaker pieces effectively and not worrying so much about the bishop and rook.
You know, I'm learning the same thing as we go. The knight can be kind of devastating against the other pieces in such close quarters when used properly.
S-5e
Sumimasen.RicOlie_2 said:
I wonder what Twister is up to--my game with her isn't going very far right now.
http://twister111.tumblr.com
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darth_ender said:
RicOlie_2 said:
darth_ender said:
No worries buddy. Out of curiosity, how old are you?
I'm fourteen.
I kind of gather that you are in high school, and if so, I'm impressed by your maturity.
Awww, thanks :D
I mean it :)
Well, I appreciate it. :)
Anyway, sounds like a plan. I'm glad you're open to these variants and are willing to try this again. I'm not as familiar with this as regular shogi, so I don't have much strategy to offer.
I'll do my best. N-4d
G-2b
From what I've seen, the knight seems to be a far more valuable piece in the early game then in regular Shogi. I think one of my biggest problems with the small variants will be using my normally weaker pieces effectively and not worrying so much about the bishop and rook.
You know, I'm learning the same thing as we go. The knight can be kind of devastating against the other pieces in such close quarters when used properly.
S-5e
S-4b
twister111 said:
RicOlie_2 said:
I wonder what Twister is up to--my game with her isn't going very far right now.Sumimasen.
I have to apologize for my absence from the game. If I knew you on some alternative site I would've updated you as to why it would be a while for me to make the next move. Essentially the reason I was taking a break from visiting this site is that I got a security warning. Thing is I practice very safe on-line browsing. It's to the point where it's instinctual and I just do it. Thus when I get a warning of suspicious activity on an internet site it's very difficult for me to fight that instinct and visit again. Combine that with the thread being created of a "minor security breach" before that and if it wasn't for the people I interact with here I would've left this site and never returned. I did pop in a few times to the main forum index but that was primarily out of accident since I've got this site listed under my bookmarks.
All that said, I can only apologize and give you my word that within 48 hours I'll be prepared to visit this site often again and thus continue the game with you.
I am most sorry for the delay. Lo siento. Je désolé. qaQoS.
No problem, glad to see you back.
Sorry. Very busy day at work. But I'm back. N-5b+. But I don't really want this to be another short game, so I think I want to give you your move back and suggest you make another.
Yeah, I was hoping you'd hold off for a bit, but I didn't think it likely. I certainly have lots of room for improvement in playing small variants.
I will instead make take my second option and counter your move with the same. N-3c