RicOlie_2

darth_ender said:

I had my rook exactly where I wanted it: on 8h (you can see the move on the last page).  You had it placed on 9h in the diagram.  I will wait to move to see if you wanted to place it in the correct spot.  FYI, the picture of all the Links is a link to the updated diagram (minus your most recent move).

 I had it wrong on my board, but it's fixed now. At least it wouldn't have affected my mother moves too much.

I didn't get the picture before...clever. :)

darth_ender said:

Thanks a bunch.  Sorry I hadn't kept up with it.

+B-5i

B-3h

Note that I also corrected my promoted rook's position, which I noticed was incorrect.  Otherwise, I think you got it, and thanks again :)

 To clarify, was it you or me who had your promoted rook in the wrong spot? If it was me, then could you give me the right coordinates, because I imagine that might affect my moves a bit.

Now you do! :)

The Christmas liturgical season ends on the feast of the Baptism of Christ which is the Sunday after Epiphany (which for Catholics is the nearest Sunday to the sixth of January). The octave of Christmas (that's Christmas-Christmas*) begins on December 25 (Christmas-Christmas-Christmas* ;) ) and ends after seven more days, making it eight days in total (of course).

*We don't actually call it that. ;)

And here is your link.

EDIT: It's not working, give me a minute.

...OK, I think I've got it now.

Oops, sorry.

You have:

2 Gold Generals,

2 Knights,

and 5 Pawns.

I have:

1 Lance,

1 Silver General,

2 Knights,

and 1 Pawn.

Ender, you didn't mention that yesterday was the last day of the liturgical season of Christmas for Catholics. ;)

January 13:

A.D. 1559: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I.

A.D. 1863: Thomas Crapper pioneers in the toilet industry (specifically in the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet).

Poor guy, look what we did to his last name.

Topper Harley said:

RicOlie_2 said:

...

Vader's new line replacing "Bring my shuttle!" is so much better. With the old line we were left wondering, "Where is Darth Vader going? Will the people on the Star Destroyer be sufficiently prepared for his arrival?" Now everything is clear and we don't have to worry about it anymore.

...

In ROTJ we are treated to an all new music video called "Lappy Neck" or something like that. The talent and CGI displayed in the video was so good that I think they should go back and replace Star Wars with a musical saga, replacing all puppets with CGI and adding a whole bunch of new ones who can pop out from behind trees and stuff and sing (I can see it now: Star Wars: A Musical Hope followed by The Tenor Strikes Back and Rehearsal of the Jedi and preceded by The Phantom Vocalist, Attack of the Notes, and Remix of the Sith).

...

Perhaps best of all is that we get to see the tender young Anakin Skywalker, with the appearance of our beloved protaganist from the prequel trilogy, whereas before that scene was a "Who the heck is that guy?" moment, which detracted from the emotional impact of the scene. Now we see more clearly the tender love between father and son as young Anakin sheepishly smiles at his son and all former misunderstandings fall away. What better way to end the saga?

...

 How could anyone take this serious?
Thanx, I had fun reading this! :)

 Thanks, I'm glad some people have a sense of humour. :)

darth_ender said:

I don't think you have 20 turns left, but I am a little frustrated at how I've played, as it's taking longer than it should have.

Well, I was being optimistic, but you're probably right. All you need is a couple well-placed drops and we're done.

Sx2h+ check (not sure how you mark that in shogi notation)

Kx2h

JEDIT: When you get the chance, would you post a link of our position and include the pieces we both have in hand.  I'm about to head out to work and won't be home till tonight, but I should have time to make a couple of moves while there.

 Here it is.

Anchorhead said:

Merged

 Thanks.

7...

6...

5...

4...

3...

8...

Someone else is going to have to keep track. It's time for bed for me. Frink, you have to promise not to get there tonight (or tomorrow morning).

darth_ender said:

Sorry, I think we're really close here, but I'm signing in for the night.

Sx3g+

 I think we're getting close, but unless I do something stupid or you do something really smart, I think I can hold off for another twenty turns or so (granted, that is slightly optimistic, but if I play well...).

S-5h

EDIT: I just realized that after so many lost games of Chess and Shogi my goal is no longer to checkmate my opponent's king, but to rather to survive as long as I can. :P

darth_ender said:

Perhaps.  Still gotta remove at least one piece from its spot.

+P-6i

 I'm taking a bit of a risk here, but I think I would be worse off if I didn't take it.

Sx6i

I wonder what Twister is up to--my game with her isn't going very far right now.

darth_ender said:

R-8h

S-5h

Despite how much I've stolen from you, your defenses are better than you may realize, especially with the undropped pieces.  If I were to try to break through, a couple of strategic drops could set me back drastically.  I'd rather take my time.  Hang in there, tough guy!

 Maybe, though I think a couple strategic drops on your part could turn the game around in a hurry.

Actually, Neverar, that would have been awesome...though not so awesome for someone like me who saw the prequels first, but still awesome.

darth_ender said:

+B-7g

S-4g

I was saving this for the end, but I will teach you where I erred, and what is dragging this game out so long.  In shogi, the pieces are all extremely forward-oriented.  I thought when I dropped my rook to 1d that I could quickly break through your defenses and checkmate you.  But your pieces had you extremely well defended, and even now I still can't break through that way, though I've weakened your front lines.  Better would have been a side assault, as that is a vulnerable direction with most pieces, but not with the rooks.  Often that's how I win at this game: break through the flank opposite the king, then pin him against the side.  You live and you learn, I guess.

 Well, it can't be that long now before you shatter my defenses. I've lost a lot of pieces and the most I can do is hold you at bay for a few more turns now that you've scattered my pieces.

Ooh...count down from ten!

9...

darth_ender said:

Lx4h+

 Sx4h

Hmmm...it might be kind of late for this idea, but what if Palpy wanted his clones to deliver pizza? "Deliver [pizza] order..." The pizza" would be optional based on how you execute it. ;)

January 12:

A.D. 2010: Haitian earthquake kills 230,000 (people).

darth_ender said:

L*4f

P*6g

The larger variants take far too long to play and do not have drops, which is what interests me most about shogi.  They are closer to chess in that a captured piece is permanently removed.  The smaller variants have some interesting rules that keep them challenging in spite of their size, yet they still go pretty quickly.  Tori shogi is pretty popular, but I want to wait to try that one till we've tried smaller ones, as I hope to get some quick games in, and tori is probably a bit longer than the others.  These are the games I'd like to try and the order I suggest we play them:

Judkin's shogi 6x6
Goro goro shogi 5x6
Kyoto shogi 5x5
Mini shogi 5x5
Micro shogi 4x5
Tori shogi 7x7
Chu shogi 12x12

Some of these will be quick and I'd probably like to play a few rounds of them.  But chu will definitely take a long time, when we eventually get to it.

 Sounds good. Kyoto, Micro, and Tori Shogi are not included in the BCM Games Shogi, but the other ones are so we can commence a game of Judkin Shogi once we're done this game.

Haha, no I'm just reading a bunch of old magazines. I rarely go more than a day without reading (recreationally that is).

Since 12:41 PM, December 22, 2013 (MST), I have posted 348 times and Frink has only posted 315 times...at that rate georgec, how long will it take me to pass Frink's post count? I'm too lazy to calculate it myself, so I'll let you use your equation skills to figure it out for me. :)

Only 20 more to go!