ADVERTISEMENT 4-8 July 2004, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel The ICGA is delighted to announce that this year's Computer Olympiad takes place from July...
Hard to believe that six years have passed since that fateful day back in 1998. I've learned a lot about games, woodworking, retail, packaging, etc., but...
Here's an example of a see-saw battle with testme, in which I spent the midgame getting kicked around...but came back to win after testme dithered and left a...
Octi 6x7 Match 2004: Casbah vs. Testme2 Best of 5 Tournament. First two games played at 2 hours apiece. Last three games played at 30 minutes apiece. Game 1:...
Hi. Dan Gendelman and I have been discussing the idea of creating a variant of 6x7 Octi (presumably played with a computer interface) where one does not see...
Hello all, I was able to beat testme yesterday after he committed a major blunder. Can someone look at the gamelog and tell me why the bot did that? Kevin...
Testme is programmed to play very defensively in the 3 base game. I was having trouble with it attacking prematurely. Unfortunately, it now never wants to...
With an assist from Jeff, testme is up again and ready for games. Cheers, Don p.s. funagain.com is now selling Octi-X for $2.50, which is hard to beat......
Hi. Sorry to be out of touch -- the election season had me running around like a maniac. Fortunately, I was able to keep my sanity thanks to my play-by-email...
Thanks to Michael Gilbert and Jeff Bacher, Octi can now be found at highergames.com. We've been debugging over the past few weeks, and it seems to be working...
A new edition of Octi is about to debut in Israel from Foxmind games. It will have the same wooden pieces as the old Octi sets but a (nice) cardboard board....
White to move and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat! Too bad I was playing Black in this game...Don You are playing Octi on a bounded board. Short game:...
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 10th Computer Olympiad Taipei, Taiwan In close cooperation with the Chang Jung University, the International Computer Games Organisation...
Here's the latest info about Octi, in "FAQ" form. Where is Octi in print? The third printing of the 6x7 version is about to come out in Israel (Foxmind Games)....
I recently visited the NY Toy Fair and wanted to mention a few bits of news. First, OCTI will be coming out in North America at the end of this year, thanks...
Yangfuli asks: "I just wanted to join the group to ask a question: How many copies of OCTI have sold world-wide?" Here's my best guess. Great American Trading...
I've noticed that following the 'Play OCTI-X Online' link from the octi homepage now brings up a game interface without the testme AI. Is this intentional, or...
We now have a new arrangement with Foxmind Games, which currently distributes the 6x7 version of Octi, to distribute Octi worldwide. They plan to put Octi into...
From 2007-06-11 to 2007-06-18, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 15th World Computer-Chess Championship and the 12th Computer Olympiad will be held in Amsterdam,...
I have been working with designers from Foxmind Games to produce a new plastic version. The design is posted in "photos"; I'd welcome any comments or...
It looks like attaching a new prong will be fiddly and likely to disrupt the board. You either have to try to insert the nub in an unseen hole under the pod,...
Dave's comments are something we're actively discussing. We don't want fiddly prongs. The question is how to balance the sleek look (no holes on top) with...
Foxmind is pushing ahead with the new release of Octi, which will include both the 9x9 version and the 6x7 versions of the boards (on opposite sides of the...
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