It has been a bit since anyone posted to the Group, so I thought it might be interesting to start a line of discussion. Gavin Smith has recently published on...
WinSite Chess Games & Utilities http://www.winsite.com/games/chess/ WinSite is a very popular stop for gameplayers worldwide. A lot of people who are...
Subject: Geodesic Chess - Prototype Auction For immediate release: Please forward to interested parties. Geodesic Board Games is auctioning off one of the...
There is now a Zillions implementation which allows for the computer play of this game. It can be found at the Zillions-of-Games website. During the first...
Proof that intelligence does not always denote sense. ;-) His reported anti-American and anti-Semetic comments have no bearing on his potential violations of...
... For sure on that. ... accomplishments. That I doubt. Anyway not "in the end." He'll have an interesting bio in the books on chess history, but he'll never...
1. The "cat-&-mouse", fugitive game Fischer lost was being played at a severe disadvantage (on his part). He was trapped within an unwinnable game for which...
In 2 dimensions, there are only 3 regular polygons I know of which can be replicated without creating unused gaps of space: triangles (3-sided), squares...
... space? Not if you're using the term "regular polyhedra" in the usual geometric sense. There are exactly five regular polyhedra: the tetrahedron, cube,...
You are right, cause there are only FIVE regular polyhedras Tetraeder: 4 triangles Cubes: 6 squares Oktaeder: 8 triangles Dodekaeder: 12 pentagons Ikosaeder:...
Jens Meder
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Jul 24, 2004 3:44 pm
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... I think Omegamanni was simply asking a question. I'm not sure where you're getting the idea that he wants to "tell us" anything like what you're...
Well, this isn't a regular polyhedron, but the rhombic dodecahedron is tilable, and is in fact the minimal tilable three-dimensional Voronoi cell. My Math...
A developer might also consider movement on the points of an interlaced structure, rather than simple movement within uniform cells. The line segments need...
... wrote: [snip] ... aware ... I am guessing that it is a reference to a crystal structure called "close-packed hexagonal", one of the two densest packings, ...
derek, i would think a three sided pyramid would work, though i haven't checked it out. jack 3-d-chess@yahoogroups.com wrote: There are 3 messages in this...
This concept is called Visual Spatial Chess and I am writing an EBook about it at the moment cheers tony ... -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER:...
For an example of a 3D game which uses cells other than the mere cube, check out 3D Klin Zha. There is a Zillions implementation available. It is also...
paul, here is the best physical 3D set on the market today: http://www.hixoxih.com/games/chess/3D8-pricing.htm we have sets with 2 to 8 levels ray ... From:...
Ray E. Bornert II
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Aug 8, 2004 1:52 pm
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Hi Mark! Well ... I have the feeling, when people ask question, they plan to do something with the answer. So I did think of, why I would have asked this...
Jens Meder
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Aug 8, 2004 5:15 pm
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... do something with the answer. So ... would to with the answer. So I ... was asked) - - - That's all ... ... German expression) in a technical ... wondering...
Yes, you do .... ;-) And so, my guessed name, wasn't too far of th shoot, was it? Bye, Jens...
Jens Meder
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Aug 10, 2004 4:26 pm
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This formation of spheres, where twelve surround one, has been called the "Apostle Formation," for obvious reasons. I'd like to see zero gravity billiards...
Hi Paul; Here is the only *REALISTIC* way to play 3D chess: http://www.dimensionalized.com/game/chess.html The above game can be played by 2 players or 4, In...
For the sake of readily-accessible example, I am using cubes as the chosen "building block" for a 3-D structure. There is an ironic twist, though. I like the...
... connecting ... segments ... That will mean 26 lines from each interior point -- won't it look cluttered? Zillions of Games is on my other computer, but I...
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