After seeing several live game coding adventures like Haskell Live¹ or Tetrix in Scala², I decided to give it a try.

I decided to focus on a game I just recently learned: Shogi.

Shogi is often described as japanese chess, but in my opinion is is a totally different game. Basic info on the game can be found at Wikipedia.

The objectives are still unclear, but I have some things in mind for this game simulator:

• Provide a console interface to play the game against another player.
• Load and save capabilities in order to replay or resume games, using a standard notation.
• GUI

I may decide, at a later point, to use the Universal Shogi Interface.

Some things are also on my wontdo list:

• Gaming AI. I am still a newbie in this game, and while I understand the rules, I cannot make a decent AI.