Shogi

PocketShogi is a Japanese chess program which can play against Palm/WorkPad. It is possible to play against a favorite level from among seven levels.

PocketShogi v.1.1 Guide

Nov 7, 1999

Copyright (c) 1999, Masaaki Takemae.

This guide tells you how to work PocketShogi.

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Contents

1. Overview

2. Usage Tips

3. Installation

4. DISCLAIMER

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1. Overview

PocketShogi is a Japanese chess program which can play against Palm/WorkPad. It is possible to play against a favorite level from among seven levels.

PocketShogi is a shareware. You can play up to 40 turns for unregistration.

2. Usage Tips

New Game

When you select the Game menu, its commands appear on screen.

And, a new game begins when "New Game" is selected.

To move the piece

You select the piece which wants to move.

And, you select the position of the moving destination.

Promotion of the piece

When the piece can be promoted, the following dialog is displayed.

And, the piece is promoted when you select gYes", and when gNo" is selected, it is not promoted.

Undo

When you select the Command menu, its commands appear on screen. And, select gUndo".

Preferences

When "Preferences" is selected from menu "Game", the following Preference screen is displayed.

Select the skill level of the favorite by "Level". Select the first move or the second mover by "Side". The black is a first move. Select the piece of the favorite by "Piece".

Pieces(Bold)

Pawn Promoted pawn

Lance Promoted lance

Knight Promoted knight

Silver Promoted silver

Gold

Bishop Promoted bishop

Rook Promoted rook

King

The rule of Shogi

Please refer to the following site for the rule of Shogi.

English Shogi Home Page

3. Installation

Please do the following:

Perform a full backup of your Palm/WorkPad organizer.

Copy the file PocketShogi.prc to your desktop computer.

Install the software by using Palm's Install Tool program.

From your Palm computer, run HotSync(r). PocketShogi will transfer from your desktop computer to your Palm computer.

4. DISCLAIMER

I am committed to providing quality, easy-to-use software. However, this product is provided without warranty and the user accepts full responsibility for any damages, consequential or otherwise, resulting from its use.

This archive is freely redistributable, provided it is made available only in its complete, unmodified form with no additional files and for noncommercial purposes only. Any other use must have prior written authorization from me.

The trial use of this software is up to 40 turns. Please register when the limitation is removed and used.

Thnak you.

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Change Log:

v1.1:

The grayscale bitmap display.

The piece of the favorite can have been chosen from three pieces.

An auto-power-off supply is set while playing at 15 minutes.

The message "You mates!" was changed to "You won!".

v1.0.1:

The limitation is changed.

Adjustment of strength level.

Adjustment of logic.

Beta 2:

The trouble to resign suddenly, and to declare the win in the last stage was fixed.

The loading trouble of Preferences was fixed.

The trouble to which dialog of the confirmation was displayed when king entered the enemy's camp was fixed.

The check on the repetition is removed, and the use memory is reduced.

Adjustment of strength level.

Beta 1:

first release

Notes:

PocketShogi v1.0.1 is shareware US$ 10.00.

When time exceeds 40 turns for unregistration, the following dialog is displayed.

Registration:

Obtaining of registration code

You can online registration on Web.

Register via Kagi

Register via PalmPilotGear H.Q.

Setting of registration code

When "Register" is selected from menu "Game", the following registration screen is displayed.

Please input the registration code to code field of this screen, and select "Register" button.

Bug Reporting

Please report to [email protected] with the following information about your pilot if you encounter any bugs:

Version of PocketShogi

How to re-produce the error

The error message or symptoms of Palm/Pilot

Palm model (upgrade or Palm III)

Palm OS version and patches

Lists of your pilot Hacks for Hackmaster

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THANK YOU, ENJOY IT !

Please visit my website at www.valley.ne.jp/~takemae

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