Hi, back from SF. I'm eager to take on the OFK and Octi robots. I'll try to take a crack at it on Monday or Tuesday; the limiting factor is that my computer at...
Charles wrote in his reply to puzzle 2 the following:<br><br>--snip--<br><br>The obvious way takes six moves (11 ply):<br><br>1. 52+a 56+a<br>2. 52+f...
Yeah you're right about 3, while p1 is busy adding prongs, p2 has plenty of time to add the appropriate prongs and move into position for a capture of the...
I've started to battle Aaron's OFK bot, letting it think for 8 hours per move. I'll keep you posted as the game develops.<br><br>So far, it's...<br><br>1....
So far, it's...<br><br>1. 32+a<br>2. 56+f <br>3. 22+b<br>4. 56+e<br><br>I'm playing a sort of risky opening which is good for the long term; we'll see if it...
Moves 5 and 6 force the action toward the center. Since I threaten to attack its flank, the bot must make at least one defensive move, which should give me ...
Oops, went out of town and my family rebooted the machine that was running OFK. I'll retrace my steps and try to get the game back to where is was by...
Hi there.<br><br>I'm new to Octi, although I'm already intrigued by the game. I couldn't find much of a FAQ out there so I hope it's OK to ask a couple of ...
Hi, Colin, welcome...<br><br>"I'm new to Octi, although I'm already intrigued by the game. I couldn't find much of a FAQ out there so I hope it's OK to ask a...
Hi there.<br><br>I have a question about the Octi game notation. The document states that "To indicate a capture, specify an 'x' in the destination square ...
Hi,<br><br>This partial stack capture was discussed some months (perhaps year) ago. I don't remember the final result but I can guarantee that anyone playing...
Vector's right that the server can't handle a partial stack capture. It comes up very rarely (for example, when you'd like to kill a pod with prongs while ...
The final episode of Yale's tercentennial will take place on 10/5, with about 25,000 people expected to come to the Yale Bowl. At 4:30 in the afternoon, there...
I was a bit down after my loss to Aaron's bot, since it seemed that my favorite flanking opening was dead. But after some reflection, I was able to salvage it...
Originally, I had hoped to have a face-to-face tournament at Yale on October 5th, but I don't think there's enough time that day and that we'll be too busy ...
After some off-line discussion and after seeing the turnout on-line last night, I'm inclined to hold an internet tournament on-line. I'd like to hold it on...
Played Mouse Island with a 12 year old this morning. It was a big hit! The family wasn't even the game-playing sort either.<br><br>We played under the ...
Don,<br><br>How about a 3 base online tournament in November? Speaking of which, why is one base the most popular version played on the internet?<br><br>JMOD...
If Backgammon models tribal/platoon movements through hostile territory and Chess models a battle between two armies, then Octi models a war between two ...
"(Would a game that models the new "assymetrical warfare" that we're hearing about now be at all fun to play?)"<br><br>Given how little fun it is to live...
I think because it is faster, and less likely to get blocked up. I like 3 base better, but if both players block up the position it easily feels somewhat ...
I suppose asymetrical games have never been popular because of the difficulty of making them a fair contest. One side always has such an advantage that they ...
Thanks so much for the kind words about Mouse Island. That really makes me feel good. <br><br>I agree that compared to Octi, Mouse Island is a lot easier to ...
Wow, the fifth player with invisible pieces is pretty wild. That would be fun to try!<br><br>For a tamer asymmetric game, recall an earlier posting. It's two...
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