Some new web pages on large Shogi variants

[hgm]

I put up some web pages on large Shogi variants in general, and Chu Shogi in particular, tailored to a western audience.

Especially Chu Shogi, a 12x12 Chess variant, seems a highly underrated game outside Japan.

http://hgm.nubati.net/LSV/large.html


Recognize this?

[ZirconiumX]

Graphics aren't brilliant!

Chu Shogi is an interesting game. Probably.

Matthew:out

[hgm]

Graphics aren't brilliant!

Any suggestions for improvement?

[ZirconiumX]

Graphics aren't brilliant!

Any suggestions for improvement?

Well, I did try to find a GPL set of graphics for chu shogi - but the only thing I could suggest is to ask a CS player.

Matthew:out

[ZirconiumX]

Have you seen this?

http://www.shogi.net/rjhare/chu-shogi/chu-intro.html

I suggest you ask if you could base your graphics on these.

Matthew:out

[hgm]

The problem is that this would make you end up with something like this:



Which, in larger variants, would scale to something like this:



Which is exactly what you would want to avoid at all cost. If you would want to get someone interested to play the game, that is...

[ZirconiumX]

"Well, if you feel 16 pieces on your board isn't enough..."

Matthew:out

[hgm]

Well, I don't think the number of pieces on the board has much to do with it. What would you prefer to play Chess?

This:



or this:



?

[ZirconiumX]

I see what you mean. The graphics are equally flawed.

• The top ones are extremely difficult to tell apart.
• The bottom ones look like they were made in MS Paint.

I'd suggest making the bottom ones a bit more polished, and less ad hoc.

I'll dig out AW6.

Matthew:out

[Dirt]

Recognize this?

Sure, that's a traditional chess setup.