From: J Hollingworth culturalhomestay com> Date: 23 jun 2005 Subject: shogi pieces as animals Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Free Sirius Satellite Package, don't pass on this! http://click.topica.com/= caadAcoa2i6YsbnuqMaa/ProductTestPanel ------------------------------------------------------------------- A Japanese high school kid's take on how to describe shogi pieces. Apparently he's a county champ.=20 I'm including the chinese characters but they might not display=20 properly. You need to have an 'open mind' to read the English, but I=20 found it very interesting. Justin ___ chess change for animal use for /it is (fu/pawn)歩 pawn ant - a commando (yari/lance)香車 bee - usually died or neglect (keima/knight) 桂馬 knight deer - can special move so it do=20 miracle (gin/silver)銀 red fox - pivot on attack and defense (kin/gold) 金 giant panda a genius . Finish enemy king (kaku/bishop) 角 bishop cheetah - once it catch the case which=20 can't run away (hisha/rook) 飛車 rook eagle - a gun. the strongest piece on= =20 attack 王将 king must run away, but become the most defense man Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE Zoobooks Elephants ISSUE and tiger POSTER! Is your child reading? Zoobooks is guaranteed to improve=20 your child=92s reading skills. Click below to sign up now! http://click.topica.com/= caadCUza2i6YsbnuqMaf/Zoobooks ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= bnuqMa.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------