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misc
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Feb 26, 2001, 8:43 AM
Welcome to all the new members. We are getting close to hitting 100!
I play Mancala against a crab in a game called HodjPodj. It's an old software title my kids play some. I am not much on the strategy for Mancala, but I enjoy beating the animated crab.
This is a pretty interesting time for Pente online with the Oct Main #1 tournament wrapping up and the PbEM tournament in its second leg. It seems we have an increasing number of strong players out there.
I am still tinkering with a new Pente puzzle to try to stump y'all. Does anyone enjoy Pente puzzles? What's the best way for me to show the puzzle once I get it completed?
Scott
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Re: misc / puzzle
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Feb 28, 2001, 3:23 AM
Yes, we would love to see more puzzles from you, Scott. Probably the easiest way to display it is to cut a (new) pente board from a PBEM email and edit in the pieces -- making sure the text is displayed as uniform spacing. Then just mention whose turn it is to win in how many moves and how many captures each. I'll be glad to try it myself and to have my program digest it to see if the solution is unique.
MM
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Thank you Aaron. Even though by definition ignorant means 1. lacking knowledge, education, or experience. 2. caused by or showing lack of education, knowledge, etc. 3. uninformed (in), unaware (of). by the Webster's New World Dictionary, (and truthfully I did apply to all those areas in this matter) calling me ignorant was not a nice thing to do. now I know that I said call me dumb or ignorant... but I was relatively certain that all of ya'll out there would have enough sense and presence of mind to know that I am neither dumb nor ignorant (and I know I don't know many of you out there which is all the more reason not to go calling strangers ignorant) about a great many things and that when I said that it a statement to which I expected no (nor really wanted any) comment on, only on what a pente puzzle is.
Joe, you were right, I do liven up the club! lol Later ya'll
P.S. His explanation was gibberish to me anyway. I am a relatively new player and I have no idea what a mate-in-x game is. Can someone please explain what a pente puzzle is, and now, what a mate-in-x game is?
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Re: Ignorance
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Mar 1, 2001, 11:18 AM
A pente puzzle or pente problem has the stones already set up on the board in a particular position. The arrangement of the stones does not have to arrive out of a possible game situation. In each pente problem, white moves first and your task is to find the one and only way for White to win in the stipulated number of moves, even against the most stubborn defense by Black. E.G. Pente in four means you must find the way for White to actually have five captures or five-in-a-row by his fourth move. The number of captures that have been taken are stated and often effect the solution.
A Chess problem is the same deal, but instead of saying Pente in four you would say mate in four.
Ignorance is bliss...crayon art on caveman walls...mancala in 3...
Scott
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IGNORANCE
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Mar 1, 2001, 12:48 PM
It seems to be a popular word as of late I'm sorry but I thought the reason we were all here was to learn. not to put people down because you assume your more intelligent than them
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I was joking (note the little smiley face at the end of my message). I, for one, assumed minismurf and risingsun were too. I guess I give people the benefit of the doubt that way. In no way do I think someone is unintelligent for not knowing what a Pente puzzle is.
Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Aaron
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first I would like to say to minisurf that I am sorry I lost my temper momentarily and that I am sorry that I that all of ya'll out there have to listen to me. It was just that I had had all of being insulted and put down that day that I could handle and I read that post and it all reached a boiling point. So, I am sorry for the disturbance I have caused here and I apologize to you Minisurf. thank you scott for your explaination of a pente puzzle, and thank you regan for reminding us all that we are all here to learn, not bash others.
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Re: apology & more
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Mar 2, 2001, 11:14 PM
I knew we could count on you to liven things up here Risingsun! Glad your here!!! I have some ideas for a tournament at Dweebo's but know everyone will have their own ideas of how to do it. My idea is a series of 5- 2 game rounds (one of eack color)in each match. First player to win both games in a round = wins. After 5 matches and still no winer, it' a tie unless both players wana keep going. Double elemanation, You must loose 2 matches to be out of the tourney. Players would have a week r 2 to meet and play their match. There are a few more details about how to run it but that's the main concept. The question is, who wants to run it? Joe
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I am assuming by a pente puzzle he means a