I've updated the "game archive" and "Play Octi on-line" links to the new site created by Aaron. I got word from Funagain.com that they are going to put up the...
1. At long last, the new editions of Octi and Octi-X are available at funagain.com. These are limited edition sets, so grab them while you can (and snap up...
I don't understand the new design of Octi. I have made several trips to my local coffee shop with my friend Josh, where we unroll the Octi board and play some...
Hi, Frank. I don't disagree with your assessment, really. As the abstract game market disintegrates (in large part due to the disappearance of mom-and-pop...
This Saturday, follow the bot vs. bot competition on line (or look at the game archive). We'll be posting moves as they happen (allowing for a bit of running...
Hello Don....... Have the crowds been getting larger for this game? I think it's excellent and wish more people would play the game, especially super prong. I...
Waterbury? You should definitely come join us for our weekly lunch game on Fridays at noon. Drop me a line at octimon@..., and I'll give you directions...
We put in a full day of robot play yesterday, with some quite interesting games. Martin's bot played valiantly, with some occasionally inspired moves, but in...
Although things seem quiet on the robot front, in fact the little critters have been doing some cool stuff that will facilitate robot vs. robot play. Aaronbot...
Aaronbot and Jeffbot (aka "testme") squared off in on-line action today in game one. Jeffbot, player 2, took the first game after its opponent made a daring...
The results from Game 2 are in. The match was hard fought this time, with Aaronbot appearing to have a slight edge until move 20, when it's play became a bit...
I've been thinking of how you could get your game into the big book store chains and Toys R Us... and this is what I've come up with: 1) You need a Lord of the...
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Now that classes are out for a week, and the Stablab is again free, it's time to get back to the real business at hand: the Octi6x7 finals! Charlesbot squares...
Charlesbot seemed to have an edge and made an incredibly bold gambit at the end of its game with Jeffbot ("testme"), but Jeffbot prevailed. One wonders about...
An Octi Variant based on The Two Towers: One side consists of Men, Ents, and several "heroes" that have special abilities. The other side consists of Men and...
The firm "Nir for Science," which makes giant versions of Abalone and Quoridor, will soon be coming out with a giant version of Octi, to be shown in Nuremburg...
by giant octi, do you mean a) the board has more squares and you get more pods and more pegs and there's more bases, or b) it's the standard game but...
Also, is it the new Octi Extreme board, or one of the classic designs? Benjamin C Good <good7972@...> wrote:by giant octi, do you mean a) the board has...
Yes, this is a company that makes those larger-than-life versions of classic games. I expect that they will be making the 6x7 version, since that is what is...
If you're working on a 'bot for this year's 9x9 competition, let me know (octimon@...). Jeff's program "testme2" awaits its competitors for the 2002...
We now have two robots, from Charles and Jeff, that play the 1-base and 3-base games. We'll be testing out the bots today to make sure they run properly at...
Robot competition will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, featuring a 1-base bout between Charlesbot and Jeffbot. Should be fun. The moves will be...
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