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1058
Tablut, one of the worlds oldest games, is now the newest game at http://www.boardspace.net/ Tablut is an unusual abstract game; the forces are not equal, and...
ddyer0
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Mar 22, 2007
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1059
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/ has some information, including a diagram, of a figure called "Klein's Quartic Curve". It's a figure with 56 vertices, each one...
markthomps
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Apr 24, 2007
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1060
... Mark, if you happen to get something like this worked into a playable game, I'd be happy to try it out with you via e-mail, possibly using something like...
Clark D. Rodeffer
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Apr 24, 2007
6:26 pm
1061
Dipole, played with a Checkers set, is very strategic and very aggressive. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Dipole_rules.pdf Mark marksteeregames.com...
Mark Steere
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May 8, 2007
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1062
Stacks that are moved off-board, presumably involuntarily, are effectively captured? If so you might state that explicitly in the rules....
Dave Dyer
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May 9, 2007
4:45 pm
1063
Exellent point. Thanks Dave. I have now included that in the rule sheet. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Dipole_rules.pdf...
Mark Steere
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May 9, 2007
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1064
The first ever internet Hive tournament is in the signup stage at Boardspace.net. John Yianni has promised to award a suitably-themed trophy to the winner. ...
ddyer0
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May 14, 2007
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1065
Signups are open for a few more days for the first ever Online Hive tournament. The tournament will be self-scheduled, single elimination, and intended to be...
ddyer0
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May 25, 2007
3:56 am
1066
Rush is a light, fast paced territory game for Go sets. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Rush_rules.pdf Mark marksteeregames.com...
Mark Steere
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May 29, 2007
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1067
Levee is a *very* unusual game played with a Go board and a set of black stones. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Levee_rules.pdf Mark marksteeregames.com...
Mark Steere
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Jun 2, 2007
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1068
... I hope you don't mind that I posted your memo to the Abstract Games group. The topic started here and yours is a good question that others may share. I...
Mark Steere
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Jun 3, 2007
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1069
Bertram Felgenhauer discovered a flaw in Levee. He created an algorithm which guarantees a win for the first player to move. Levee can no longer be...
Mark Steere
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Jun 8, 2007
6:32 am
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See also: http://www.talkaboutgaming.com/group/rec.games.abstract/messages/12591.html The game was removed from Mark Steere's homepage, BoardGameGeek and Super...
Ralf
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Jun 8, 2007
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1071
What was that latest kludge in a long series of failed attempts to make 55 Stones playable? Like a reverse, double pie, 1/2 point backflip with chocolate...
Mark Steere
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Jun 8, 2007
6:23 pm
1072
Levee ===== A Game solved by Mike Terry and Professor Dr. Bertram Felgenhauer (TU Dresden, Germany). ... "It seems to me that the first player has an easy win...
Ralf
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Jun 8, 2007
6:27 pm
1073
... I never invented a game which is spelled that way. If you mean 55Stones, it is obviously played by some people and one of the best known non-commercial...
Ralf
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Jun 8, 2007
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1074
I simply don't have time for this. The rapidly dissipating wisp of toxic gas may have the final word....
Mark Steere
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Jun 8, 2007
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1075
Palisade is an unusual game played with a Go set. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Palisade_rules.pdf The good, the bad, and the flawed. Mark marksteeregames.com...
Mark Steere
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Jun 13, 2007
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1076
Dipole is a very easy to learn stacking game, played with an ordinary checkerboard, or (now) Online at boardspace.net. ...
ddyer0
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Jun 20, 2007
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1077
SuperDuperGames.org First and foremost. Aaron took a serious interest in my games, programming all of them within a day or two of release, a full two years...
Mark Steere
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Jun 21, 2007
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1078
Crossway is played with a Go set. http://www.marksteeregames.com/Crossway_rules.pdf Mark marksteeregames.com...
Mark Steere
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Jun 24, 2007
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1079
Tumblingdown is a perfect abstract by many measures - it's extremely simple, with vigorous and immediately obvious tactics. Like yinsh, the play seems chaotic...
ddyer0
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Jun 30, 2007
5:59 pm
1080
I believe you are mistaken. Although Tumbling Down was a finalist Breakthrough by Dan Troyka is listed as the winner of the 8x8 game design competition. ...
David E. Whitcher
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Jul 1, 2007
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1081
BoardSpace.net is my favorite site to play at mainly because the games there (including Dipole and Tumblingdown) are played in real time. Also the graphics are...
Mark Steere
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Jul 1, 2007
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1082
... I certainly didn't intend to promote Tumblingdown above it's station in life. Breakthrough is the forgotten winner. Tumblingdown is only the forgotten...
ddyer0
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Jul 1, 2007
7:01 pm
1083
I was only suggesting that some of your statements were opinions, not someone else's opinions. I wouldn't have mentioned it at all if your opinions didn't...
Mark Steere
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Jul 2, 2007
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Oust is played with a Go set. Oust is a very unusual game in which the board starts out empty and the object is to capture all of your opponent's on-board...
Mark Steere
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Jul 22, 2007
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1085
Hello all. If anyone is interested in some abstract strategy games done for the boardgame Stonehenge, you can see them at: ...
Rich Hutnik
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Aug 7, 2007
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1086
new here I am a ab/strat lover in Canada never want to roll dice, or draw cards in game when seriously playing Anyway does anyone have info on a game called v ...
Cal & Dix
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Sep 9, 2007
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1087
Abstract games have been given the short end of the stick in the table game arena. I believe this should be dealt with. As a result, I am looking to get an...
Rich Hutnik
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