Connect6 Pente hybrid?
Posted:
Nov 5, 2024, 7:21 PM
I suspect this type of idea has come up previously, but here's perhaps a new twist- it's non colinear stone placement on the same turn. Connect5 instwad of connect6, and Pente style pair captures allowed. This came up recently in the Pente discord group. I'm interested in hearing what C6/Pente crossover players think of it. Noncolinear Connect5 without captures: https://brainking.com/en/Profile?u=37872
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
Re: Connect6 Pente hybrid?
Posted:
Nov 11, 2024, 12:43 PM
@ owen_ - It can sort of be played at https://designer.abstractplay.com/ (to capture, you click to the color of the stones which are being captured and then click on them to remove them). It can also be tried on a physical board, of course. The player who brought the variant idea to my attention meentioned that in unrestriced connect5 with both moves not allowed to be on the same line, the second player has an advantage. I can't say I have a deep understanding of C5 + Pente after only two games against myself, but both games did end as second player wins. I'll be interested to hear if second player wins are also your experience with it. A pie rule like swap2 might help it.
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
Re: Connect6 Pente hybrid?
Posted:
Nov 29, 2024, 6:17 AM
Hopefully, this figure link will open even for people not on discord. It illustrates how three stones can be captured (top right), how a player can force a win by a foul by the other player (middle right), and how a player can prevent the other player from being able to protect a pair (left).
