Othello shutout
October 7th, 2010 at 5:37:15 PM
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One of my many ways to waste time is playing Othello. In my many years of playing Othello I have never seen a shutout before, until just now. In case you're wondering, my last move was H7, which flipped B7 to G7.
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence. These little problems help me to do so." -- Sherlock Holmes
October 7th, 2010 at 5:45:45 PM
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I have forgotten the rules. Does your opponent now have the option to take A8 (then G2 or H1 later), or does every move have to result in a flip?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
October 7th, 2010 at 5:47:02 PM
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Did you ever see that fairly dumb slot machine based on the game, where the biggest jackpot was, in fact, obtained when you achieved a shutout?
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw
October 7th, 2010 at 5:56:59 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaI have forgotten the rules. Does your opponent now have the option to take A8 (then G2 or H1 later), or does every move have to result in a flip?
Every move has to result in a flip.
Quote: mkl654321Did you ever see that fairly dumb slot machine based on the game, where the biggest jackpot was, in fact, obtained when you achieved a shutout?
Yes! I meant to do an analysis of it, but it went the way of the dodo bird before I got started.
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence. These little problems help me to do so." -- Sherlock Holmes
October 7th, 2010 at 6:23:50 PM
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Quote: Wizard
One of my many ways to waste time is playing Othello. In my many years of playing Othello I have never seen a shutout before, until just now. In case you're wondering, my last move was H7, which flipped B7 to G7.
I used to wast time playing it last year when I had a job where there was about 6 free hours to kill in an 8 hour shift. I eventually learned how to force a shutout in I forget how many moves. Eventually I found a new game to play.
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October 7th, 2010 at 6:36:38 PM
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Quote: mkl654321Did you ever see that fairly dumb slot machine based on the game, where the biggest jackpot was, in fact, obtained when you achieved a shutout?
You mean this Dumb Slot Machine
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