Connect 4 : Vinny vs. Dethwing

[Vinny]

Who want to try? Play it like in real life, imagine gravity at work. You must fill from bottem up. (drop pieces from the top down a slot)

Get 4 in a row & you win (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Tie if entire board if filled up with no winner.



[This message has been edited by Vinny (edited 06-02-2003 05:21 PM).]

[GO]

Go Board

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dethwing-White vinny-Black

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move

code:

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  Black  White


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1. D1     D2


2. E1     C1


3. C2     G1


4. D3     G2


5. B1     H1


6. C3     I1


7. F1     E2


8. F2     F3


9. F4     I2


10.D4     F5


11.B2

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[This message has been edited by Vinny (edited 06-04-2003 02:08 PM).]

[dethwing]

i'll play

[CrystyB]

umm the usual board is 6 rows and 7 columns...

And i don't know if i want to play. I used to think i'm pretty good at it, until i bumped into a computer program which constantly beat me at the easiest level...

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 05-31-2003 12:24 AM).]

[Gaspode]

I'd like to play, although I'll admit I'm not too good...

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You can't lose if you win.

[VinnyQ]

ok dethwing, i'll go first.

You know the rule for connect 4, right?

[Vinny]

D1

[Vinny]

The password to the "GO" username is "atari"

[dethwing]

D2.

And yes.

[Vinny]

E1

[dethwing]

c1

[Vinny]

C2

[PhantasyStarOnline]

Oh! I play winner!

[dethwing]

G1

[Vinny]

D3

[dethwing]

G2

[Vinny]

B1

[dethwing]

H1

[Vinny]

C3

la la la

[dethwing]

I1, and im assuming you play F1

[dethwing]

E2, assume F2

[dethwing]

F3

[Vinny]

right then.

F4.

[dethwing]

i hope it was ok to do that, just making it go faster. I2

[Vinny]

D4

quite alrite, deth. I am still going to whup your but =)

[dethwing]

F5, and i expect that. I'm not good at this game.

[Lepton]

Game in 2.5
Well played both of you.

In future games, would be be better to play with only 7 stacks instead of 9?

[Vinny]

B2.

Why 7, Lepton? What's the difference?

We played on the 9x9 b/c it was available from the GO UBB code Hy made. Now if we can get Hy to make the code so that we can specify X number of rows and columns ... well, the possibilites for ALL types of games are endless.

[dethwing]

oh i see, a1, b3.

Good Job Vinny.

[Vinny]

yep! gg, deth. That was fun!

[CrystyB]

Vin, as i said, the standard board is 7 wide x 6 high... I think on this 9x9-er you could play a connect 5!

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 06-05-2003 12:42 AM).]

[casinopete]

I'm relatively sure connect 5 would be a draw game. Even with full flexibility or movement (ignoring the limitations of gravity), it's tricky to get 5-in-a-row against a seasoned opponent.

[Vinny]

I am just curios, why is the standard 7x6? What difference does it make? Does it make the game easier or something?

[casinopete]

The box for the game needs must be reasonably small, the pieces reasonably large (to prevent swallowing). Plus, 42 checkers is cheaper to supply than 81.

[Vinny]

Let's play GO again, pete.

[CrystyB]

82, pete.

Vin, i think the players have much more possible combinations on a large board. As for if it's easier or harder, i couldn't say. We would need to have more games like this!

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 06-09-2003 06:36 AM).]