Hello Zertz players, there are some news about ZF1. Yesterday I released version 2.0.19 which contains two minor bug fixes. You can find this new version on...
I've uploaded to the Files section a ZRF which will play ZERTZ fairly well. Run it at Strength=Expert, Variety=Large and Average Time=1-3 minutes. After the...
That's great! Thanks. ... << I've uploaded to the Files section a ZRF [...] >> (I went ahead and tucked it into the Program folder of the Files section.) -Walt...
... Sorry, but ZoG doesn't play Zèrtz fairly well, in fact it plays really worse. Okay, it depends on the playing level of the human, but even simple...
I have to concur on the level of play, which I am afraid was inevitable given the logical depth of Zertz. However, the Zillions framework allows for ...
... ZF1 will allow the development of third-party AI as soon as I introduce the AI interface which is planned for next year. For programmers it should be...
One of the primary hurdles with alignment and accumulation games is the ability of the program to either visualize or anticipate these conditions. Zillions is...
Hello Zèrtz players, here are some good news about ZF1. I just uploaded the public release candidate of ZF1 2.5 on my homepage: http://www.assimilate.de I...
Hello ZF1 users, the changed mouse clicking behaviour (allowing a left-click for removing/restoring a ring) in the ZF1 release candidate interferes with the ...
I found an error created by the "scan-board" macro. It allowed illegal isolation captures. The fix was simple. I just doubled up on the macro, and everything...
There will be a Zertz+11 (i.e., 48 ring) Zertz tournament on Richard's PBEM server starting Friday January 8, 2003. All entries must be in by January 6 to...
I have uploaded a couple dozen new ZERTZ puzzles to the File section of this group site. I've attempted to create some which are both challenging and ...
First to clarify dates. It should read: Last date to enter: Wednesday, January 8, 2003 Tournament begins: Friday, January 10, 2003 I wanted to give people on...
Hello Zèrtz players, here are some good news about ZF1. I just uploaded the final release of ZF1 2.5 on my homepage: http://www.assimilate.de I got a bunch of...
I wanted to play Zertz over a network with friends and therfore coded a Zertz implementation myself. The name is Holtz because I didn't want to risk any...
The Virtual Game Club (VGC) has a Zertz implementation which is supposed to allow network play (they have their own Yahoo newsgroup) but I have never been able...
Hi, ... I will. But at the moment I am quite busy. ... I use a server based solution for the communication, but the server itself is a normal peer. My protocol...
Hello, ... standards-based ... "server-based solution" above meant dedicated server, so your solution is a peer-to-peer solution with a "master-slave"...
Hello Zèrtz players, I have an easter egg for all ZF1 users: ZF1 2.6 I just uploaded the setup for ZF1 2.6 to my ZF1 homepage: http://zf1.webhop.org This...
Corrected the draw condition which resulted from depletion of the draw-pile. Now when there are no more pieces in the common stock, just select a vacant spot...
Hello! I just found out that you can get a draw in Zèrtz, (well not me really, Zillions did) so I have a question... Is the 3-rd repetition rule in effect in...
... Such a draw is extremely rare in usual games, but Zillions plays extremely bad, so I'm not surprised. ... I'm not sure if there is such a rule officially...
I couldn't help myself, I've put up a site where you can play Zertz against other humans in realtime. All you need, right now, is an opponent. So arrange a...
Hello Zertz folks, I'm organizing two Zertz events on the Internet this year. First of all there will be a new Zertz+11 PbeM tournament on Richard's PbeM ...
Hello Zertz folks, the Zertz+11 league will start at May, 12th. 5 players have already signed up, and 2 slots are still free. So, take the chance of the...
Hello Zertz folks, the Zertz+11 PbeM championship will probably start at May, 24th. 12 players have already signed up, and 4 slots are still free. So, take the...
Hello Zertz folks, the Zertz+11 PbeM championship is about to start. 16 players signed up and were divided into 4 groups. The players were first ordered...
