RicOlie_2

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!

Here's a great resource for clarifying all that stuff that you don't get about Catholics and their religion!

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Ask-the-member-of-the-Latin-Rite-of-the-Roman-Catholic-Church-AKA-Interrogate-the-Catholic/topic/16201/

darth_ender said:

B-8h+

+Sx8c

Man, how to break through that fortress!  In any case, I gotta sign in, though I feel we're nearing the end.  Any picks for our next game?  I'd like to start one of the smaller variants, and I have an idea for some software that can allow you to play a few games not found on the software you currently have.  My thought is that we can start with something like Judkin's shogi, then move to smaller and smaller variants till we get tired of them.  

Since I haven't played any variants, I'll let you choose.

I can't tell you how pleased I am to have a shogi partner who seems to enjoy the game as much as I do.  Thanks for playing with me. :)

And I'm glad you taught me. I hadn't played much Chess in ages because I lost interest in it, but now I have discovered a new interest in Shogi.

Good night, and sorry I can't finish tonight.

 I'll probably be heading off to bed soon enough as well, so "see you" tomorrow.

darth_ender said:

RicOlie_2 said:

darth_ender said:

Perhaps, but you are one tough egg to crack.  I analyzed every possible outcome before having my bishop retreat, and though I could nearly checkmate you, I couldn't quite pull it off, and ultimately would lose material.  I don't mind little sacrifices in chess, but in shogi every loss without a successful gain in position or getting closer to checkmate adds fuel to the furnaces that construct your armies.  You're doing quite well, and I've probably never had so difficult a time breaking through against any player I've gone against.

That's quite a compliment, considering this is only my fourth Shogi game (fifth including the one with Twister).

Good, you should take it as a compliment.  Truthfully, I don't know if anyone has ever played more than two games with me before, so perhaps that might sound deflating, but I mean it when I say I can't believe how quickly you've caught on. :)

Well, I certainly enjoy it (definitely more than Chess), so that's a big factor. Being able to play while not under pressure to hurry up and make the next move has certainly helped develop my skills. I much enjoy playing over a long period of time than playing a quick game because I can spend more time analyzing the board and planning ahead.

P*5f

darth_ender said:

Perhaps, but you are one tough egg to crack.  I analyzed every possible outcome before having my bishop retreat, and though I could nearly checkmate you, I couldn't quite pull it off, and ultimately would lose material.  I don't mind little sacrifices in chess, but in shogi every loss without a successful gain in position or getting closer to checkmate adds fuel to the furnaces that construct your armies.  You're doing quite well, and I've probably never had so difficult a time breaking through against any player I've gone against.

That's quite a compliment, considering this is only my fourth Shogi game (fifth including the one with Twister).

Nx3g+

 Nx3g

oh_riginal said:

How about this exchange...?

Han: "It's gonna cost you something extra..."

Obi Wan: "I can give you 15,000 now... and TWO when we reach Alderaan."

Luke: "10,000??? We can almost buy our own ship for that!"

 No, leave out Luke's answer. How about making it go something like this:

HAN: It's gonna cost you something extra...

OBI-WAN: I can give you fifteen thousand now, and two when we reach Alderaan.

HAN: Ten thousand. All in advance.

darth_ender said:

Bx5e

Not sure why I didn't see that coming...now you have pretty much the whole board covered. :( 

+Sx7d

darth_ender said:

B-4d

 P-4e

Bingowings said:

This Thread was the last thing I read.

 Phhh, we needed another of them.

darth_ender said:

+R-9g

 S*3g

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

Cool, for some reason I thought you were American. If that means English is your second language, you write it far better than a lot of native English speakers, which is probably why I thought you were from an English speaking country.

Leonardo said:

Etna coughs and sputters all of the bloody time, in fact it could be erupting as we speak and we wouldn't notice. Our main concern is the ashes. I've swept black dirt out of my garage lord knows how many times.

 Am I to take that to mean you live in Sicily?