Fencer: Would it be possible to indicate a Go/Shogi handicap in the 'Your color' column of the 'Waiting Games' page by following the colour with the value of the handicap? If you saw White(4) you'd know you'd be playing with a 4 piece/stone handicap, if you saw Black(2) you'd know you were being offered a two piece/stone advantage.

Fencer: Thank you for introducing Shogi handicap games! Excellent job.
Spirou: When you create a new game there is a drop down menu on the 'Select this game parameters' page allowing you to choose the White player handicap.

Fencer: The gnushogi site has decent references for the eight piece handicap. I don't think it would hurt to have it as an option; I could certainly make use of being offered it.

Fencer: Thank you for introducing Go to BrainKing.

Here is some information on the Shogi handicap system:

http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap-intro.html
http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/handicap/handicap.html
http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~mvanier/hacking/gnushogi/gnushogi_13.html

tim steggall: Tim, here's the FAQ entry on getting a BKR rating: http://brainking.com/en/FAQ?ht=4

tedbarber: Here are a couple of suppliers in the USA:
http://www.hirohurl.net/shogi.html
http://ishigames.com/shogi.htm