Tuesday, November 24, 2009

WGOSA


I just joined the Worldwide Game Of Sprouts Association. It's a great game that I have been playing for years. Here's the first two moves of a game I'm playing with a fellow in France. Gotta love the internet!

10 comments:

  1. Oh this is nice and even nicer you did not put any number!
    I hope you don't mind me replying using Conway's notation:

    17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19

    Thank you for pointing me to your blog, I promise I'll read it.

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  2. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20

    I take it my graphic is a correct representation of the progress of the game, then!

    I'm interested in learning more about the mathematical basis of Sprouts. I've been a bit intimidated to do so as my math skills are far below the level I would like them to be. I think playing using the Conway notation will help. I'll continue to post the graphic, let me know if I screw it up ;)

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  3. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20
    10(22)10[11,12],

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  4. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]

    10(20)19, 13(21)20

    10(22)10[11,12], 22(23)13

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  5. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20
    10(22)10[11,12], 22(23)13
    13(24)21,

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  6. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20
    10(22)10[11,12], 22(23)13
    13(24)21, 23(25)24

    25 is a survivor, if I've graphed it out properly.

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  7. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20
    10(22)10[11,12], 22(23)13
    13(24)21, 23(25)24
    14(26)14[15],

    yes 25 is a survivor which can be neglected, and we know have 3 separated games which are P (Previous player wins):
    - a game of 8 spots,
    - a game of 2 spots,
    - and a game 1L2 (a Loop with 1 spot on a side and 2 on the other side).
    I will try to play last move in each of those games.

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  8. 17+(Peltier*-RichardsFink):
    1(18)1[2-9], 1(19)18[10-13]
    10(20)19, 13(21)20
    10(22)10[11,12], 22(23)13
    13(24)21, 23(25)24
    14(26)14[15], 15(27)26

    Game, as it were, on! ;)

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  9. Since we're entering the midgame, I'm starting a new post thread so I can post the picture larger.

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