Yes, there we go. ;)
Hey, you're not allowed to edit your post without pointing it out, otherwise you make me look silly!
January 23:
A.D. 638: The Islamic calendar begins.
A.D. 1265: The first English Parliament convenes.
A.D. 1492: The first printing of the Torah/Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible).
Lots of other important things happened, but I'll save them for next year.
Don't write that about Frink! If he gets banned, how will he ever reach 30,000 posts? He isn't always a troll and I agree with him that thejediwithawaytoolongusername should go away!
;)
Alright, I'll make my move S-2d instead, but I'll tell you what I would have done had you made that move and you can tell me if it would still have been a bad choice or not.
After you had dropped your pawn, I would have taken your pawn on 4d with my silver general. If you then took my silver with your gold general I would have taken it with my king. If you dropped your captured silver general on 5c, I would have moved my king out of the way, and would have accomplished my goal.
If you hadn't, I would have taken your gold general with my silver.
If you had moved your gold back, I would have achieved what I was trying to do, and would have continued on.
If that makes sense, how would you have taken me down in those scenarios? I imagine you could have countered my moves with clever pawn drops or something, but I think I'll learn fastest if the flaws even in strategies that don't come into play are pointed out.
S-5e
I like being able to plan ahead and not having to worry about long range pieces. I found I focused too much on them when they were present. They were less predictable and covered a lot of the board. I also have to worry less about keeping pieces between my king and your pieces, since none of them can move more than one square at a time. Because of that I feel more comfortable pushing farther into your side of the board instead of backing myself into a corner trying to defend myself.
K-3e
Yes, it does take a while to get going. I personally like it because I like a slow-paced game.
P*3d
G-1d
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" by ABBA
P-2c, check
Gx2d
G-1d
^Thank you
S-2e
darth_ender said:
The second error, probably more serious, was when I took my rook to 4a and promoted it on turn 21, checking your king. You moved him to a safe square. Nevertheless, you had three pieces at your disposal: a silver and two bishops, just waiting to be dropped. If you'd dropped them next to your king to block the check, it would have been harder for me to checkmate you, as you'd be both building your defenses and replenishing your depleted army simultaneously with pieces you could potentially counterattack with at a later turn.
Yes, that did me in. I had planned to get my king out of the way and then corner your rooks, but you kept me on my toes the whole time after that, so I didn't have any opportunity to do so.
Hope this helps. You're learning fast, and soon I expect you'll beat me! I'd love to play Goro Goro. I've never tried it before, and I'm anxious to give it a go. I say you go first this time.
G-1e
^LOL, that's the first thing I heard when I turned on the radio yesterday evening. :)
I was just listening to some of the Piano Guys' music. I encourage you to check them out if you haven't heard of them before.
Nah, I'm not getting discouraged. I find it helps when you point out my fatal errors because it helps me avoid them in the future, but don't go easy on me any more than you are. I still enjoy playing, as long as you don't obliterate me right away. It's the playing I enjoy the most, not winning, so as long as you aren't completely in control I enjoy myself as much as I would were I winning. I think I'm getting better as we go, so I say keep going as we are and eventually we'll be more evenly matched than now. :)
How about a game of Goro Goro Shogi next?
January 22:
A.D. 871: The Danes defeat the British, led by Ethelred of Wessex, in the Battle of Basing.
A.D. 1506: The first Swiss guards arrive at the Vatican.
Those guys have been there longer than I realized.
A.D. 1521: Charles V opens the Diet of Worms.
Can kings take kings in Shogi? If so, it's checkmate next turn.
EDIT: Never mind, but it'll be darn close.
K-3e
I moved you to the wrong spot a couple moves back and didn't realize how much trouble I was in. I thought I could hold out a bit longer, but now I don't think I have much time left before you get me for good.
darth_ender said:
Actually analyzing the board, I can force a mate in a couple of moves and there's nothing you can do about it >:D
Yes, as long as you keep me in check. I might be able to make a come back if you don't.
K-2d
I hope I can last long enough to make a counterattack...
K-3c
K-2b