Swedish variant 5x5 Dots and Boxes
7 replies. Last post: 2014-05-12
Reply to this topic Return to forumReturn to forum
You have 0 new messages
You have 0 games on move.
You have 0 invitations to game.
7 replies. Last post: 2014-05-12
Reply to this topic Return to forumOne variant of the game has all edge moves played from the start. Who do you think has the winning strategy in that case on a 5x5? Also, is anyone up for a game? Or is there a simple winning strategy?
It does seem hard for several chains to appear since each chain has to have end-point in rings.
wccanard mentioned it “here”:http://littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=110&topic=90 (2008-02-25)
i played that once against a total beginner; i was player 1 and i would have lost if my opponent knew the all-but-two-trick. it's impossible for p1 to accomplish anything really.
That is what I would suspect although the 11-14 suggests it to be more balanced. 7ics, would you mind playing?
Would it be reasonable to play on a larger board (since a lot of moves have already been played and it seems like it would give more room to play around with.