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Ito Shogi. Missing description (1x31, Cells: 21) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Just looking and found this. Very cool. I remember your 1d shogi. This looks even better but you say it's not perfectly balanced. I need to try it out and will get back to you on what needs fixing if anything. But wow!!! Really neat!
I'm the inventor of this game. I have recently been playtesting it a bit, and I realized that there was an inherent advantage to the White player in this game. I have concluded that this comes from the cramped space following the initial move, and though there are initially four legal first moves, whatever Black chooses will greatly reduce his freedom for your second move, and if played right, White gains the upper hand early on. I've tried some minor variations to see if they would help, but the simplest and most significant change is merely adjusting the board size with two extra squares between the players, making the board 1x23. This alone gives the first player much more freedom. Now the game is slightly slanted for Black, but I feel this is more acceptable, and I am looking at piece moves to perhaps achieve better balance.
Dear Jonathan, Let me know when the rules have again reached their final form, and I can update the Zillions rules file. Note that my e-mail address has been changed, and that I am now a member of this site. Malcolm Webb.
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