Shogi: Samurai Chess v2

Shogi is Japanese Chess, or Chess is Western Shogi. Both games descend from the same game. They're cousins.

How does one pronounce "Shogi"? The "sho" part is pronounced like the American English word "show". The "gi" part is pronounced like the "gy" in "piggy". You know, "this little piggy went to market, ...."

Shogi: Samurai Chess version 1
This is a description of the game Shogi: Samurai Chess. This describes the current full version of the game. There are also two free versions described below.
Shogi: Samurai Chess v2 Beta 1
This is a somewhat current Beta of the Shogi: Samurai Chess software. This Beta version expires Nov 1, 2008. It is free, and can show you whether the game will work properly on you're computer or not. Try before you buy!
Shogi: Samurai Chess LITE (Applet)
Play against the online shogi server! Eventually I'll have network play enabled for Human vs Human play. That's still under development though. Also, do you have a web page you'd like a Shogi applet on? You can impress your friends by copying this free Shogi applet to your personal webpage!

Daily Magazine of Fiction and Poetry
A random collection of my fiction and poetry. The magazine's selection changes every day. Great if you just want to enjoy some light reading.

Vrainet RPG
Vrainet is a fantasy and science fiction story telling game. The game has characters and a story teller.

Learning Java Bindings for OpenGL (JOGL)
So you program Java, and want to use OpenGL. Here's the book for you! Learning Java Bindings for OpenGL (JOGL) is a book for beginner Java programmers and more advanced Java programmers who want an introduction to the world of 3D Java programming. Free chapters are available on the web. You can also purchase the full book as a PDF or from any nearly any book store.

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