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All Computer Programming: Light for Rooms and Areas in CoffeeMud

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Monday, September 5, 2016. Light for Rooms and Areas in CoffeeMud. Once you get CoffeeMud up and running, you're going to notice that during the game's night (hour 5) you can't see anything. Even as the Archon, you can't see anything. The easy solution as an archon is to type:. If you are new to MUD's, check out my CoffeeMud review. For a gentle introduction to MUD's. Or, check out the list of CoffeeMud tutorials. I've written. Expect more to show up, so keep checking back. By default, new characters in ...

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: Shogi Arrives in America

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Friday, February 6, 2015. Shogi Arrives in America. The first known game of shogi in America took place in June of 1860 at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Japan had recently ended its 250 years of isolation, and sent a mission to the USA to ratify the Treaty of Friendship. The attire worn to the Athenaeum by the Japanese delegation likely looked. Similar to what is worn by these 1860 delegates. It is not known if any of. Despite the intricacy...

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: Five Shogi Tips for Novices

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Monday, January 26, 2015. Five Shogi Tips for Novices. You've played your first few games of shogi, and want some quick tips to impove your game. Shogi players range in skill from first-time players to fully professional players making their living off shogi play. Advanced strategies aren't a good starting point for novice players. Here are five tips tailored for shogi begginers. These tips just might save your king. Watch out for drops!

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: January 2016

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Friday, January 29, 2016. As Ive mentioned many times, shogi. Is an ancient game. Millions of people have played shogi over its 800 year history. Anything with that much history is bound to pick up some traditions. One of the greatly loved traditions are the shogi proverbs. Leaving your king sitting in its original location is asking for trouble. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). T Gene Davis's Speculative Blog. Tsume: Japanese Chess Mating Puzzles.

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: February 2015

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Tsume: Japanese Chess Mating Puzzles. For short, are Japanese chess mating puzzles. I just created a browsable tsume shogi database. So I thought it might be a good idea to explain tsume rules, background, and their benefits. This is a one-move tsume of my own creation. See if you can spot the checkmate. Monday, February 9, 2015. The Big Three Shogi Castles. Get the king off to a corner and protected, quickly.

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: April 2015

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Friday, April 17, 2015. Shogi mating puzzles are called tsume. As is common knowledge, I wrote the first English tsume book. Ever published, just a few years ago. I thought about writing a second shogi mating puzzles book, but realized that not everyone has the money to buy a book. I opted instead to create an online collection of puzzles for everyone to study shogi for free. I like the free part best. At http:/ japanesechess.org. As Ive men...

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: The Big Three Shogi Castles

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Monday, February 9, 2015. The Big Three Shogi Castles. Shogi castling involves forming a stronghold to protect the king. Most shogi pieces don't move very fast, but as soon as a pieces start getting captured, lightning fast plays involving drops change the pace of the game. Placing your king in a castle allows you to focus on attack. The most deadly location for a king in shogi is the square it starts on. Dead center means a dead king! Many ...

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: Teaching Shogi to Family

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Monday, May 4, 2015. Teaching Shogi to Family. I learned shogi a couple of years after finishing high school. I had just turned twenty, and a Japanese friend who was tired of losing chess games to me pulled out his shogi board and taught me Japanese Chess. Of course, he won all the shogi matches we played. My cat prefers to play ranging rook. In fact, all the pieces tend to range very quickly with her paws on the board. Not too surprisingly,...

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess: Sitting King

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Shogi, 将棋, and Japanese Chess. Shogi game, strategy, and facts. Friday, January 29, 2016. As I've mentioned many times, shogi. Is an ancient game. Millions of people have played shogi over its 800 year history. Anything with that much history is bound to pick up some traditions. One of the greatly loved traditions are the shogi proverbs. Leaving your king sitting in its original location is asking for trouble. Masters of shogi have been sharing shogi. No matter what castle you choose, make sure you get t...