http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1426096

I can't seem to get the ball out of the corner!

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That is no bug. you can reach the ball with an infield player so it is allowed.

Move that player to the square underneath (above in your view, I guess) the ball and automatically yellow is forced to move one of the 3 blocking players.

I don't think yellow is forced to move any of his blockers as he can just keep moving the player that's in my half of the field.

I think it's a bug because there is no way for me to move the ball into anything other than the space occupied by my player nearest the goal, and back again.

According to the rules, yellow is not allowed to block the ball in a way that red can reach it only by leaving the field (crossing the white border). If you move your player outside of the “box” of yellow players, yellow is not allowed to move the player in your half of the field, but MUST “open the box” - it's in the rules, mind you.

Many thanks for that Figilano (and Hjallta beforehand). I shall try it out!

What would happen if one of the two red players outside the box stepped onto the ball, or is that an illegal move since there would be no valid place to put the ball?

Also, if red leaves the box, and yellow rolls a one, what would happen? It would seem as if yellow would have no legal moves.

1- A red player outside the box couldn't move to the ball since it has no legal place to put the ball.

2- If yellow rolled a 1, the only valid move he would have would be to move his rightmost player out of bounds to the right.

1 - yes right, it would be illegal.

2 - he has also the option to kick the ball outside of the box, moving the player to the right down a step (6 valid ball kicks).

Right. I forgot the ball existed.

@Jean: You forgot or you do not believe? Besides atheists, do we now have aballists?

Of course there is no ball! There is no proof that the ball exists. Anyone who believe that it does, are brainwashed or crazy. They need the ball as a “crutch”, something to justify their playing soccer.

Sure, the play progresses as if there WAS indeed a ball, and it is obvioulsy impossible to PROVE that the ball does NOT exist, but there is definitely no proof that it DOES exist either. The “ball” some people “see” on their screen is some sort of hallusination, or perhaps caused by errors in their graphics card, screen or software, thus displaying a ball that does in fact not exist. The entire game can be perfectly well described by simple non-ball models.

@ypercube - I just can't stop laughing!