From: "J. Andrew Lipscomb" <ewwa <at> CHATTANOOGA <dot> NET>
Date: 16 feb 1999
Subject: Re: shuffle chess(or shogi)

Perhaps for shogi, what would make sense is to have some or all of the
generals begin play in hand.  (I take this idea from another Western
proposal called pre-chess, in which you start with only pawns, and place
the others on your back rankas your first 8 moves--theory may well develop,
but it has the advantage of not adding a luck factor.  Besides, shuffle-*
would need to be played in two-game sets anyway, and that's not practical
short of the highest levels...)

J. Andrew Lipscomb
ewwa <at> chattanooga <dot> net
Don't blame me, I voted Libertarian.