Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Can we expect Google goggles will become able to suggest a move of a shogi game in the future?

I read interesting articles and watched a video released by Google. Here are the links to them.

• Official Google Mobile Blog: Mobile Search for a New Era: Voice, Location and Sight
• Google Goggles - Use pictures to search the web

At the later half  of this video, the possibility for Google Goggles to suggest a move of a chess  game in the future is mentioned.  If it is possible, why not shogi as well?

Progress of 81SU project of a new online playing website

The project proceeds steadily. The first prototype of the playing user interface has become available. It can be found at the following link;

• http://81square-shogi.homeip.net/EightyOneShogi.swf

Piece stand is not available and it does not allow pirece promotion yet.  But you can move a pieces and see how it works partly.

If you are interested further in this project, the thread of 81SU will be worth reading.

• The 81-Square Universe • View topic - New online playing website

A new iPhone shogi application appeared - iShogi Salon

I found an announcement of a new iPhone shogi application called iShogi Salon.

• App Shopper: iShogi Salon (Games)

Features:
•High playability and superior 3D graphics
•Legal move highlights
•3 levels of difficulties in single player mode
•Play “head-to-head” via Bluetooth
•Challenge to University Tokyo Game Programming Seminar's GPS Shogi (the winner of 2009 World Computer Shogi Championship) in the Shogi salon (Network/3G connection required)
***GPS Shogi is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. DreamOnline runs Tokyo Game Programming Seminar's original GPS Shogi at our own risk.
•Choose from Japanese or Chess piece set
•Save/Load options
•Access to saved game history
•Board rotation
•Tutorial and technical support from DreamOnline’s homepage


Language:

Japanese, English

After I uploaded the above, I found the developer's page on this in English. Here is the link.

• iShogiSalon for iPhone/iPod touch

Welcome to iShogi Salon!
iShogi Salon is the revolutionary 3D Japanese chess iPhone/iPod Touch app on the DreamOnline’s original product series.

Shogi is one of the variants of Chess native to Japan. Many strong Chess players have found Shogi to be a great game to play because of its distinctive “drop” rule, which is captured pieces could be returned to the board to be used as one’s own.

You already know it’s fun to play a game on your device but you can multiply the fun when you play with your friends over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

Please click the link above if you are more interested in it.

Shogi has been added to igGame Center

Today I got to know Google has added shogi to the items of igGame Center after reading the article of superhero shogi: Playing shogi online against human opponents.

Here is the link to the offcial announcement that shogi has been added there.

igGameCenter :: Shogi

If you are not familiar with igGameCenter, here is the explanation of it.

igGameCenter :: Welcome to Game Center for iGoogle

A new shogi freeware has become available for Mac users

A new shogi freeware called Kiryu has become available for Mac users. Here is the link to the information.

Cider House » Kiryu

Kiryu is a shogi (Japanese chess) program featuring Bonanza which is developed by K.Hoki and is the winnner of 16th World Computer Shogi Championship (2006). Bonanza doesn’t have own GUI, so that I added Cocoa GUI as Kiryu for Mac users. I used Bonanza v.4.1.2 without any modification.

If you are further interested in screenshots, download information etc..., please click the link above.

 

Ultimate Board Game Collection including shogi will be available for PSP soon

I'v got finding the two articles about Ultimate Board Game Collection including shogi is becoming available for PSP linked below.

PlayStation LifeStyle » Valcon Games’ Upcoming Title Puts PS Store in Checkmate                               

24 classic board and dice games — Backgammon, Soduku, Checkers, Chess, Chinese Checkers, Anagrams, Word Cubes, Concentration, Kakuro, Jigsaws, Enigma, Reversi, Mahjong, Snakes & Ladders, Naval Battle, Parcheesi, Quattro, Gomoku, Dice, Cominoes, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Shogi, Mancala, Go.

Ultimate Board Game Collection available for PSP > Video Game News | Crispy Gamer

Players can jump into familiar fun by playing Chess, Checkers, Concentration, Parcheesi, Backgammon, Snakes & Ladders, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Soduku, Chinese Checkers, Anagrams, Word Cubes, Concentration, Kakuro, Jigsaws, Enigma, Reversi, Mahjong, Snakes & Ladders, Naval Battle, Parcheesi, Quattro, Gomoku, Dice, Cominoes, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Shogi, Mancala, Go and more.

A video review about Kakinoki Shogi for iPhone has been uploaded on YouTube

Today I found a video review about Kakinoki Shogi for iPhone uploaded on YouTube. Here is the link.

 

YouTube: "Kakinoki Shogi for iPhone" Review

A video review about Shotest Shogi uploaded on YouTube

I was noticed by one of my twitter friends that she has uploaded a video review about Shotest Shogi. Here is the link.

YouTube: Shotest Shogi Review

Morita Shogi for iPhone/iTouch has been released

Recentry I found the following pages.

iPhone Apps - Morita Shogi | Apptism
App Shopper: Morita Shogi (Games)

Kaya - KDE boardgame suite

I found KAYA today which is said to be KDE boardgame containing chess and shogi.

Kaya - Home

Kaya is a board game suite for KDE, containing games such as Chess and Shogi, and built upon a powerful plugin system which makes it easily extensible with new games, themes and behaviour.

Here is the link to the page of screenshots including shogi board.

Kaya - Screenshots