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That sounds like an interesting idea... however the intent of this variant was to appeal to those who'd like to see the fun of Maka Dai Dai without playing a single game for a week. Hishigata lasts only a little longer than a game of ortho Shogi, which is far more appealing to me. Now, a game this size really shouldn't have drops... you'd never stop playing. Additionally, the outside of the battlefield is sparsely defended, which makes for a game where the large peices can really open up. With dropping all the remaing peices it would be a bit too crowded and the game would quickly lose it's flavor. I don't mean to simply argue with you, but this game had three intents: shorter length, open space and violent conflict. But thank you for the feedback.
It's great that contemporaries are making large shogi variant contributions. Eric Greenwood also sent me one many months ago that I hope to post soon.
It would be nice if this page has some description of the pieces. And an English version of the Diagrams.
I've never gotten into the huge Shogi variants, but if I did, this would definitely be a good starting point. I really like the idea, and it can be applied to other large Shogi variants, or even an original chess variant designed for a large board. Very good, very clever. I, too, would recommend expansion, even if it just means copying and pasting a bunch from the original Maka Dai Dai Shogi rules.
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