Return to revision history
Revision as of 8:00:48, 29 October 2021 by JBFeast
Revision as of 8:10:07, 29 October 2021 by JBFeast
Line 3: Line 3:
----
----
N.Y.G.A. meeting at Helen's. Claude & Wald there.<br>
N.Y.G.A. meeting at Helen's. Claude & Wald there.<br>
Played DIVIDE & CONQUER. Used 8 special cards with playing<br>
Played <u>DIVIDE & CONQUER</u>. Used 8 special cards with playing<br>
& counting values as follows : - 3 (3), 4 (4), 5 (3), 6 (4), 12 (1), 16 (4), 18 (4), 20 (6). <br>
& counting values as follows : - 3 (3), 4 (4), 5 (3), 6 (4), 12 (1), 16 (4), 18 (4), 20 (6). <br>
Each player gets 4 cards. The first card is<br>
Each player gets 4 cards. The first card is<br>
Line 15: Line 15:
2, or 4. cards would help.<br>
2, or 4. cards would help.<br>


Played L.O.A. Claude's version uses 12 pcs. each set up as <s>follows</s> shown.
Played <u>L.O.A</u>. Claude's version uses 12 pcs. each set up as <s>follows</s> shown.<br>
 
[DIAGRAM OF AN 8 x 8 GRID BOARD. ROUND PIECES ON ALL OF THE EDGE SPACES EXCEPT THE CORNERS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ROWS HAVE 6 WHITE PIECES EACH. THE LEFT AND RIGHT COLUMNS HAVE 6 BLACK PIECES EACH.]
 
Object is to get all of your pcs. touching orthogonally <br>
or diagonally, that is all your remaining <br>
pcs. Consequently in ganeral it is only <br>
desirable to capture an opponent when <br>
the pc. taken severs his group or if is <br>
in the way of your pcs. Worked well. <br>
Bob & I played my version using <br>
12 pcs. set up in 4 rows of 3, alternately, <br>
5 in numerical sequence wins. <br>
Worked O.K. but Claude's was better. <br>
 
Bob is calling his game (which I called <u>BLITZ</u>) <br>
<u>COLUMNS</u>.