emmett: Do you know that you can play all these variants using Steve Evans' Shogi Variants software? It's invaluable because there is complete information on every variant, including the pieces and rules. The only drawback is that the playing strength of some of these larger variants is a little weak- but since everyone is really still a beginner with most of these variants- the strength isn't that important at first anyway.
(hide) If you are waiting for your turn, click on "change" next to the "refresh" on the main page, then set refresh the page to 30 seconds to get your turn to move displayed faster. (Servant) (show all tips)