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lishogi piece sets

lishogi has many options piece stlye:

• Click your username in the upper right, and Piece Set
• Traditional sets use Japanese characters (Kanji), steep learning curve if you cannot read Japanese
• Beginner friendly sets make it quicker to learn how each piece moves.
  • But many resources only use traditional sets
• Types of beginner sets:
  • Traditional Japanese Kanji, but also have hints on how they move
  • Western chess style pieces
  • Visual cues for how the pieces move

Beginner sets with Kanji included

• I recommend these so you naturally start to recognize the Kanji alone
  • (Important for sites that only have the Kanji)

Engraved_cz

• + I recommend this set
• + Bottom shows how the pieces move
• + Top has traditional Kanji
• + 81dojo also has this set so you can use it on both sites
• - Kanji and move guide share space, making both smaller
• - No border on pieces so they bleed into the board (pick e.g. Oak background for good contrast)

Kanji_Guide_Shadowed (aka the Tiger Stripe set)

• + Another good choice
• o Uses multiple colors for different pieces
  • Gold and Silver generals are colored Gold and Silver
• + Move guide is small so the Kanji is larger
• - Move guide is small, harder to see

Valdivia

• + Another good choice, similar to Shogi_cz

Beginner sets without Kanji

• Some of these are good, but the big drawback is you don’t have an easy transition to traditional Kanji

western

• + Borrows Western chess for pieces that crossover
• + Gold General, Silver General, and Lance designs hint how they move
• - No easy bridge to traditional Kanji

Intl_Colored_3d

• Similar to western

international

• Similar to western

Doubutsu

• + Cute!
• -- The tops are not slanted to indicate which side owns them (a huge minus!)
• - No easy bridge to traditional Kanji
  • -- The piece names (dog, cat, etc) do not match with the Japanese name (Gold, Silver, etc)

Traditional sets

kanji_light

orangian