THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 1966
286th day - 79 days to come
Thought of another GAME to be played on Checker Board.
Each player has 8 checkers which are started in
the row nearest him. Movement is directly forward only.
The first player moves any checker 1 space. The other
player can move either the checker in the same column
or the one adjacent on either side (unless at an edge)
2 spaces. The first player then moves a similarly
restricted checker 3 spaces, the 2nd player 1 space,
the 1st player 2 spaces, etc. When a player lands
directly on another player's checker he wins that
column for 1 point. If a column is won the next one
is considered adjacent, etc. If a player has no
other move possible than to jump over an opponent's
checker, he does so and the opponent wins the
column 1/2 [??] point.
Did some further thinking on a pencil and paper
game I thought of some years ago called X A
X AND O. It is played on a penciled in 5 x 5
grid. Each player in turn places his mark (X or O)
in a box until each has 12, and one space is vacant.
Score for each row, orthogonal or diagonal, according
to the following table : -
2 _ _ _ +1
3 _ _ _ -3
4 _ _ _ +5
5 _ _ _ -7
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