RicOlie_2

No, I had several plans anyway, accounting for several of your different options, so you would have only delayed checkmate by a few turns, unless you had done something unexpected.

I kind of want to work up through the larger variants, beginning with Heian Dai Shogi, then moving on to Dai Shogi, Tenjiku Shogi, Dai-Dai Shogi, Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi, and finishing with Tai Shogi.

It could take a while to play them all, and I know you're less of a fan of the long and big game than I am, so if you don't want to do that, that's OK with me too. We don't have to play them all, either, unless you want to (which would be great ;)). We can also alternate between large and small variants if you wish.

If someone wants to play a three player game, I'd be OK with playing simultaneous games, or taking a break from the large variant to play that.

a3

No problem:

R---K---
---B-P-P
-P-P-NP-
--PpP---
P-p-p---
-p-fwp--
w-----pp
-----b[ede]k-

Not quite. You make that move (which is your worst option out of several), then I drop my rook on 3b, then you drop a piece (let's say your gold general) on 2b, then I take it with my rook, which promotes, and then it's checkmate.

April 11:

A.D. 1814: Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and is exiled to Elba.

A.D. 1868: The shogunate is abolished in Japan.

A.D. 1906: Albert Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity.

Yes, there are much less messy ways to kill yourself. ;)

I usually have a picture of one of my fish as a desktop background. I change my backgrounds often, so I'll probably just set it to change every half hour or so once I put the picture I like best in a single folder.

a4

At least try a little bit! :)

B*5e

I would definitely be interested were it not for the fact that there is absolutely no way I would have time for it.

darklordoftech said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

[snip]

That Grevious's sabers are blue and green

 

That's about it, unfortunately.

Fixed.

 truly fixed

 Yes, I always loved the idea of someone who kept the lightsabres of Jedi they had killed as trophies.

^That happens to me all the time.

R-a8

S*3a#

Cheater, you can only move once. ;)

c5

RicOlie_2 said:

If that's your move, Rx5a+

 Your move?

Rxd8

I can't believe I didn't see that coming.

B-d7

darth_ender said:

Bx5e

Do you mean Bx5a? I have no pieces on row e that you can take and your bishop can't take any of my pieces besides that one. If that's your move, Rx5a+

Playing nonsuicidally (is that a real word? ;) ) doesn't look much better.  I would have simply taken your gold with my bishop instead, at which point you would take my bishop with your knight and promote it, which means I'd have to retreat my rook where you would surely have it trapped by so many promoted pawns and knights supporting each other.  There was no hope of keeping my rook, and the best I could do is try to save my bishop by not taking your gold (which would result in a loss of the rook as well), or not taking your knight right now with my bishop (which drags it out and does little to lengthen my game).  

True.

You've pwned me this game, completely legitimately, and I'll never underestimate you or make such hasty moves in the beginning with you again.

 Darn it! ;)

a5

e5

I'm awful, aren't I? :D

I'd rather you making it difficult rather than playing suicidally (is that a word?), but I guess you'd rather end it.

Nx5a

The Search function has been gone for at least 3/4 of a year. But Dude, look two posts above yours to see how to search.

April 10:

A.D. 1516: The first ghetto is formed, restricting Jews to a certain area of Venice.

A.D. 1710: The first copyright law is issued in Great Britain.

A.D. 1790: The U.S. Patent System is formed.

A.D. 1912: The R.M.S. Titanic sets sail from Southampton.

b6

Did you make an alternate move at that point? If you click onto a different move on a line which has two or more move notations, then it will show the following moves. But in case that isn't the problem, here you are (promoted pieces in bold, your pieces capitalized, and mine lowercase):

L--R--KN-
-P-N-B---
Pppn-G-PP
--P---P--
-----Sb--
p--s-----
--pp-pppp
-l--r-gsl
l----g-nk

My pieces in hand: pppgs