BCMShogi Q&A

shogi4fun · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 03:58

KeithSloan wrote:

I came across this web page http://superheroshogi.blogspot.com/2009 ... shogi.html which has the engine for this years(2009) World Champion Program.

Not sure how to add it as an engine for BCMSHogi though.

The only docu about this is here: Adding other USI engines to BCM Shogi?

But if you like playing, I would suggest Shogidokoro.
BCMShogi was made for analyzing and there are a few miss for playing (for example no ponder).

Ricardo A · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 06:39 **Posts:** 3

I already read that message wich explains how to add bonanza to BCM, but i don't know where to get the 'u2b.exe' file...
Does anyone knows the direct link, or already have that file to share? Or am i missing something..?
Thanks!!

hirohiigo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 00:40 **Posts:** 540

I got it from Petit Shogi, but I uploaded it to 81SU. You can download it here:

http://www.81squareuniverse.com/hirostuff/u2b.zip

shogi4fun · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2009 01:49

Ricardo A wrote:

I already read that message wich explains how to add bonanza ...

Bonanza, Blunder, GPSshogi, Laramie, Spear, ssp, TJshogi, ...

It's all the same: you have to configure, which EXE to run.

hirohiigo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 00:40 **Posts:** 540

Bernhard, do you know whether or not BCMShogi runs on Windows 7? I'll be getting a new PC soon with that OS and it would be a shame to have to keep using my laptop for BCMShogi.

shogi4fun · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 06:28

hirohiigo wrote:

Bernhard, do you know whether or not BCMShogi runs on Windows 7? I'll be getting a new PC soon with that OS and it would be a shame to have to keep using my laptop for BCMShogi.

Not any idea.
I'm still don't use Windows vista and never plan using it.

But Windows 7 should have a compability-mode with which you should be able to run XP programs.
By the way, this mode is nothing else than a virtual machine.

Furthermore you can create your own virtual machine (software is free available).

KeithSloan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:12

shogi4fun wrote:

Bonanza, Blunder, GPSshogi, Laramie, Spear, ssp, TJshogi, ...

It's all the same: you have to configure, which EXE to run.

So just to confirm all the other parameters in the settings.ini are the same i.e.
Infinite=1
MoveListIfPossible=0
ExtraCMD=setoption name Resign value 32596|setoption name StrictTime
value false
AnalyzeMode=2
PlayMode=2

Just need to point to different exe

KeithSloan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 14:10

I am trying to enter a game from "Shogi for beginners" into BCMShogi. I get so far and save the the state in a USF file. Trouble is were I have made a mistake and then subsequently correct the move. When I load usf file it plays as though I made the first i.e. mistake move. Would I do better with a different format?

tealeaf · **Joined:** Wed Oct 07, 2009 03:14 **Posts:** 13

hirohiigo wrote:

Bernhard, do you know whether or not BCMShogi runs on Windows 7? I'll be getting a new PC soon with that OS and it would be a shame to have to keep using my laptop for BCMShogi.

I'm running it in Windows 7. I don't remember having to enable compatibility mode, but one way or another it does work!

(PS: I can also highly recommend Windows 7, even as a very long term Linux user.)

shogismive · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 11:56

my BCM shogi used to work on my computer but now it says it is an old version
where can i find the updated version?

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