Questions tagged [board-games]
A board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a "board" according to a fixed set of rules.
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Connect 4 Infinite
"Attention everyone! It is the final game of the Connect 4 championship!
Billy and Sarah have played perfectly so far during this tournament, so in efforts to prevent Player 1 from being able ...
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make a green profit in roulette
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You meet a rich drunk CEO at a roulette table in Vegas. She explains to you that she has a way of almost guaranteeing a profit at this game by betting on only black. In the process she gets ...
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How many Kings can you Achieve?
In a standard American game of checkers what's the maximum amount of kings a player can get, and what is the move sequence?
Keeping in mind the force capture rule
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No-Connecting-4
Imagine a game of connect 4 where Player1 wins by Player2 connecting 4, and Player2 wins by forcing the board into a filled board without any 4-in-a-rows. A tie happens if Player1 connects 4.
Now Let'...
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Find the shortest chess game with 18 queens? [closed]
From the *starting position of a chessboard, you need to move the pieces to end up with 18 Queens following the chess rules at all times (this includes white moves first). The solution is the series ...
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Abalone Migration
Abalone is a 2-player board game. Here's a brief explanation from Wikipedia:
The board consists of 61 circular spaces arranged in a hexagon, five on a side. Each player has 14 marbles that rest in ...
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Is there any way to 'trap' my opponent on Connect Four?
I am trying to find out if there are any 'optimal' moves in the game, so as to trap my enemy to put his pawns in the place where I need them
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Is there any specific way to play Solitaire?
I am interested in finding out if there is any specific way (algorithm) to play solitaire (not the card game)
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