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How about a game of Japanese Chess, i.e. Shogi? Now playing Shogi4 — Page 21

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Gx3c

I think we both know how the next few moves will play out.

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That sounded rude.  I apologize.  I just was having such a hard time figuring out how to crack that shell.  Sorry.  Didn't mean to be rude.

G-3d

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Don't worry, you didn't sound rude since I wasn't reading aloud, but... ;)

It's all good, I didn't take that as being rude and all I meant to do was affirm your comment, not be sarcastic or anything of the sort.

P*4e

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G*3e check

I'm glad that you didn't take it that way.  Again, I simply was overly enthusiastic.

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Ge3x4e mate.

What do you think?  That was definitely very different from Judkins and Mini.  I enjoyed it, and it was fun figuring out how to punch through your defense without letting my own down.  Do you want to do it again, or do you want to do a different one?  If different, I'd recommend the challenging Kyoto Shogi, though it's up to you.

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I wouldn't mind playing Kyoto Shogi, but I don't know how, if it is at all possible, to change the computer player to a human player in the Zillions software. If you know how, or can figure it out, then let's play a game of Kyoto Shogi and then another one of Goro Goro Shogi. If not, let's just play another game of Goro Goro.

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At the top of the Zillions window, click on "Play".  Click "Choose side".  The highlighted player is human, not highlighted is computer.  Just make sure both players are highlighted and that's it!  And I would be happy to play another game of Goro Goro after this.  That was honestly a refreshing, challenging game.  You can go first.

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Oh, it occurs to me that this software shows the board positions differently than what we've been using.  Click on "View", go to "Options", click on the "Board" tab, and check the "Label positions" box.  You might find other useful options there, such as turning off smart moves, which I do not like, turning off the annoying music and sound effects, etc.

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darth_ender said:

At the top of the Zillions window, click on "Play".  Click "Choose side".  The highlighted player is human, not highlighted is computer.  Just make sure both players are highlighted and that's it!

Ah, that makes sense, thank you.

And I would be happy to play another game of Goro Goro after this.  That was honestly a refreshing, challenging game.  You can go first.

 Sure, my move is Px3c.

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Don't know if you saw the next post I made, but when we do use the Zillions software and play Kyoto, it will be easier if you set up the board coordinates the way I suggested.  Sadly, Zillions does not use the standard coordinates used for shogi games (or at least the programmer for this game didn't adopt that into Kyoto).

But for now, G-2b.

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Yes, I saw and fixed my settings accordingly. The coords are a little bit different, but they'll do.

G2f-3e

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G-3c.  So including the original shogi, which game is your favorite thus far?  Why?

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G-5e

So far, my favourite is regular Shogi. I like long games since I tend to naturally go for really long-term strategies--often a fatal flaw unfortunately, but I at least have better luck in a longer game. I enjoy having a variety of pieces as well. More pieces allow for more elaborate defenses and multiple mini-strategies. I like complexity and variety, so the larger a game is, the more likely I am to like it once I get the hang of it.

After that comes Goro Goro Shogi. Despite all the pieces having limited movement, it doesn't take long to get into the game because of the pawns being head-to-head right away. I also like that it's a bit longer than other small variants and it's harder to get a big advantage over someone than in something like Judkin's Shogi, in which a capture of a rook or bishop can easily turn the tables in a couple moves.

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P*3d

I too love regular shogi best.  Its such a deep game.  It's length and size, plus the limited piece movements often turn the game into several small skirmishes rather than a constant battle, something I find interesting.  I hear Chu shogi is even more like this.  I have a hard time picking my favorite though, since I like these small variants for different reasons.  I just know that in the past I haven't much enjoyed Kyoto shogi.  But this is partly because I've only played the Zillions software.  I don't take the time to think through my moves and remember what the piece will change to after I move it.  Also, I much prefer human opponents to computer opponents, so I have a feeling I'll enjoy playing you much better.  We shall see soon enough I guess :)