Re: Names of chess pieces in (con)langs

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*

    I think I will stick with "simple"/"elegant" games like Othello,
Reversi, 3D TicTacToe, etc. THANK YOU...



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