Games::Shogi::Tai - Piece descriptions and initial configuration for Tai Shogi
use Games::Shogi::Tai; $Game = Games::Shogi::Chu->new; $piece = $Game->board()->[2][2]; print @{$Game->neighbor($piece); print $Game->english_name('c'); # 'Copper General'
At 25 x 25, Tai Shogi is the largest game conclusively known to be played in antiquity. It includes almost all of the hard-to-define pieces in the smaller Shogis and introduces the Emperor. Thankfully it doesn't occur in the starting configuration, but if you manage to promote the Crown Prince you can play with one. This piece can move instantaneously to any piece on the board, capturing any piece that isn't protected by another piece.
Of course, it still includes pieces like the Buddhist Spirit, Lion, Capricorn and Vice General.
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Jeffrey Goff, <jgoff@cpan.org>
Copyright 2004 by Jeffrey Goff
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install Games::Shogi, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Games::Shogi
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Games::Shogi
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.