How about a game of Japanese Chess, i.e. Shogi? Now playing Shogi4 — Page 72

I say we just continue with our positions reversed.  No big deal.

And I agree, everything else has worked out so far, but to me it looks like this one is not right.

Look at your first move: L-14yz.  Since it's in the rank right below your pawns, it should not occupy the same yz "file".

Oh, I guess considering we switched sides, you might want to start over, or at least make your last move different, so my point point about the pawn move may be moot.

No, the switched sides won't affect my move, so your point point is still valid. I think it's wrong though. My lance is two rows below the first pawn I moved, so they should line up.

I'll make my next move assuming I'm correct, which is hopefully the case.

P13no-12op

I am not sure what's going on.  Let me review the moves as I read them.  Normally in shogi, every player's move is counted separately (thus all three of us make moves 1, 2, and 3, though in chess we would just label all that move 1), but I am going to label them like our chess for ease of viewing:

First-Ric, Middle-Post, Last-Ender

1. L-14yz, P10ij-10kl, P-7vw

2. P13yz???-12yz (not possible, both are yz, first incorrect), and now you are moving again before either of us, P13no-12op

I think you misunderstood your dad's and my last moves, which were piece corrections.  Maybe I'm confused.  I don't know.

Yes, that`s right. Just cancel my second move. I will use my third move for my second move instead.

darth_ender said:

I am not sure what's going on.  Let me review the moves as I read them.  Normally in shogi, every player's move is counted separately (thus all three of us make moves 1, 2, and 3, though in chess we would just label all that move 1), but I am going to label them like our chess for ease of viewing:

First-Ric, Middle-Post, Last-Ender

1. L-14yz, P10ij-10kl, P-7vw

2. P13yz???-12yz (not possible, both are yz, first incorrect), and now you are moving again before either of us, P13no-12op

I think you misunderstood your dad's and my last moves, which were piece corrections.  Maybe I'm confused.  I don't know.

 EDIT: I missed my dad's post and superfluously wrote out all the moves again. Oh well, at least we all agree.

The reason I made a third move and didn't take back my second move is because I was under the mistaken impression that you two weren't switching your moves to the opposite sides as well as switching pieces. I ended up thinking you two each had a second move. Silly me.

Well, I think we're all in agreement now. Post Praetorian darth_ender's turn.

Post Praetorian said:

darth_ender said:

By the way, it is nice that you could join us, and I hope you have fun.  I love shogi, and I've played far more since your son showed interest than I have in the many years since I discovered its existence (1996 I believe).  I've had a hard time finding true converts, so this has been a true pleasure for me :)

 Thank you. I used to play Shogi many years ago (before the age of the internet). It was a challenge to find people willing to play. This will be my first experience with the 3 player version though. It should prove interesting.

 Actually it's my first time with the 3 player game as well.  I first heard of shogi when I purchased and read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Classic-Games-Wayne-Schmittberger/dp/0471536210/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411519804&sr=8-1&keywords=new+rules+for+classic+games

It gave the rules for Chu Shogi, but not regular shogi, but it referred to it extensively.  It also mentioned what is known as the "Petty Diplomacy Problem," a problem inherent with 3 player games, and mentioned that the game we now play is the best game at overcoming this problem.  I hunted down the rules for regular shogi and fell in love.  I'd wanted to play Kokusai Sannin Shogi, the game we are playing, but the rules could not be found anywhere.  Finally I found an online friend who sent me the rules via email: Steve Evans, author of some very nice but outdated shogi variant software.  But that was in 2001 I believe.  And only now do I get my first opportunity to play.  So I am indeed very excited to play this game with you both.  Thanks for joining.

So no worries about anything.  Just glad we're on the same page.  Sorry it took so long to respond.  I was nearly done with my last post, and then had to take care of my rotten little kids ;)

So anyhow, I will make my move, and we'll continue tomorrow.  G-6wx

S-14uv

I assume you're promoting (is that optional or obligatory in Kokusai Sannin)?

I believe that, as in regular shogi, promotion is optional unless the piece will be incapacitated if it does not promote.

What an early aggressive start!

P5vw-5tu

I would have done the same, but I'm hesitant about forming any alliances just yet.

P13xy-12yz

I agree.  A promoted king is such a powerful piece that it frightens me to actually form an alliance.

R-9rs+

Post Praetorian said:

RicOlie_2 said:

I assume you're promoting (is that optional or obligatory in Kokusai Sannin)?

Actually, I think I'll have to take that back because it is running on the wrong plane. I have changed it to R-13lm (promoted)

 In the future, please make a new post to either note your edit or update your move, because I missed this. :(

I'm hesitant about changing my last move, since that would mess up the last move each of you made, but I think I'm going to have a rough game ahead of me if I don't. Would you let me exchange P13xy-12yz for L-14kl? If so, do your moves remain the same, or will they be different?

Sorry... :P I hate to mess up the game again. If you deny my request, my move remains L-14kl, and I'll just have to deal with the lance I wouldn't have had to worry about earlier.