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s-pente on pbem (corrected)
Posted:
Jul 9, 2001, 4:26 PM
Hi,
(I posted incorrect rules, the swap is after 4 and 5): I finally fixed up the installation of s-pente on Richard's server. Challenge me to a game of s-pente or another variant (d-pente, g-pente, pente+-)
Here are the s-pente opening rules:
S-Pente is the same as 2- player Pente except for the following opening rules suggested by Oleg Stepanov:
Players are initially referred to as tentative Ohs and tentative Eks.
Move#1 Ohs first move of the game is automatically made to the center K10. Move#2. tentative Eks has to make the second move into the central zone 3x3 (J-L, 9-11) Move#3. tentative Ohs has to make the third move into the central zone 5x5 (H-M, 8-12)
Move#4 Tentative Eks makes an unrestricted move.
Move#5a. Tentative Ohs may swap sides after the 4th move.
If no swap was made after the 4th move, no further opening rules are applied.
If the swap was made: Move#5b. Tentative Eks (now Ohs) makes an unrestricted move. Move#6a. Now, Tentative Ohs (now Eks) may swap sides. Move#6b. Eks makes an unrestricted move and no more opening rules are applied.
This message was originally posted at Yahoo's pente group.
