Re: Names of chess pieces in (con)langs

staving Hanuman Zhang:
>on 3/25/06 3:07 AM, Nik Taylor at yonjuuni@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>
> > David J. Peterson wrote:
> >> Speaking of chess pieces, what about the insane chess game
> >> from Japan, Tai Shogi?
> >>
> >> http://www.shogi.net/rjhare/tai-shogi/tai-intro.html
> >>
> >> There are over 100 pieces, and the game is so complex, it never
> >> became popular.  Almost reminds me of modern-day role-playing
> >> board games like that game with hexagons (Warquest...?).
> >
> > You think THAT's bad, check out Taikyoku Shogi ("Ultimate Shogi")
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyoku_shogi
> >
> > *208 different types* of pieces.  402 pieces total, on a 36x36 board!
>
>
>     Oh crikey... now my poor head is spinning AND hurting. Frikkin amazing
>tho'... I imagine it is definitely one of those games that takes a lifetime
>to really learn... "Ahem!, please pass me the cheat-BOOK, please..." *PLUNK*
>of massive tome*
Has anyone else heard of Stephen Hawking's Fuedal Game, which he devised as
an undergraduate, where it could apparently take all evening to work out
the social, political, and economic consequences of a single throw of the dice?

Pete