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Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Mark Thompson wrote on Wed, Nov 15, 2006 11:42 AM EST:

This page says that Pawns move as in usual chess, but it doesn't explicitly say they have the power of a doublestep on their first move. Since the board is so small I would assume that they don't. Does anyone know what the inventor intends?

Mark Thompson wrote on Sun, Nov 26, 2006 07:40 PM EST:

In Flip Shogi, when a Prince (promoted Pawn) is captured, can the capturing player drop it as a Prince, or only as a Pawn?

Abdul-Rahman Sibahi wrote on Mon, Nov 27, 2006 11:15 AM EST:

I guess as a prince, because it can't be flipped.

Mark Thompson wrote on Sat, Dec 9, 2006 08:02 PM EST:

The author tells me (in a letter) that pawns cannot doublestep, and that the Shogi drops put promoted pieces back to their original form. So I guess that means a captured Prince (being a promoted Pawn/Berlin Pawn) turns back into one or the other when dropped.