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Mon 13th Feb 2017 23:18 #1 / 13
i.e. Could you have a 21 which was a 21x21 board with the same sort of rules (scaled up for # territories to win).
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 09:15 #2 / 13
Yes you could.
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 10:10 #3 / 13
Ooooh, that could be fun!
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 15:39 #4 / 13
I think the biggest flaw in seven now is that the starting position is often very unfair. I think if you made the board bigger it would be less likely to start as unfair, and you could add some strategic neutrals to make it more fair without making as big a % of the board neutral, so as to not slow it down so much.
Anyway, I may try to do this at some distant future day, but please if someone else is interested, go for it.
I think maybe 21x21 might be overkill. Maybe 17x17? or even 13x13 (not sure if having a prime dimension is important).
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 17:49 #5 / 13
Semi-prime is probably sufficient.
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 21:43 #6 / 13
Korrun wrote:
Semi-prime is probably sufficient.
Hah!
Agree that 21x21 would be overkill but bigger sounds fun.
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Tue 14th Feb 2017 22:32 #7 / 13
I doubt that the dimension plays a roll in the game other than it probably has to be a minimum size so that there's enough randomness in the initial distribution that you get areas that are propagatable (word I just made up). I'm a big fan of the idea of expanding the game, and I'd also be interested in seeing if someone can fix the graphics enough to make the square activation a little easier to understand (that portion of the game seems to be the most confusing for people).
Edited Tue 14th Feb 22:32 [history]
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 01:48 #8 / 13
"I shall pass this way but once, any good I can do, or kindness I can show; let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." -Stephen Grellet
BTF, are you thinking maybe of 10?
http://www.wargear.net/boards/view/Ten+-+Propagate
OP was talking about 7:
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 08:43 #9 / 13
It also does not need to be square nor do you need all internal squares to be active.
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 15:14 #10 / 13
Non-square sounds fun.
How about more than 2 players?
Edited Wed 15th Feb 15:14 [history]
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 16:31 #11 / 13
ratsy wrote:
BTF, are you thinking maybe of 10?
http://www.wargear.net/boards/view/Ten+-+Propagate
OP was talking about 7:
GAK!! Yes, I was. Playing lots of games of 10 right now, so it was on my mind. My mistake.
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 19:10 #12 / 13
Korrun wrote:
Non-square sounds fun.
How about more than 2 players?
More than 2 players is doable too if you set the win condition correctly. A 3 player version could be cool.
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Wed 15th Feb 2017 19:18 #13 / 13
I would love to help test a 3-4 (or more) player game if someone gets that going!
How about a design like marble solitaire?
