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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A friend of mine had a 3D printer, some acrylics, and a lot of time. She modeled and printed the pieces to have a consistent design language!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_on_a_really_big_board

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How, this is impressive! Respect! What is the rose? I'm not familiar with all fairy pieces

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s all in the Wikipedia link, buddy.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Edo period Japanese: Look what they need just to mimic a fraction of our power

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyoku_shogi

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I actually teach shogi at anime conventions (among other cultural games) in lectures and panels, and it’s always fun to throw a picture of taikyoku shogi onto a slide deck and watch weeaboos panic. :)