The Never Ending Battle (Finished Games)

Druid

Back in the old forum on discworldstamps, Palm and I had an ongoing topic with games with the appropriate (and, you have to admit, catchy) name: Never Ending Battle. Moving to another forum will not stop us Very Happy .
During the next few days and posts I will copy all the moves to this topic, before Palm and I will continue this Battle here.

--"What a mess the world is in... The meek shall inherit the world it is said. What have those poor people done to deserve that?"
- Captain Vimes, Feet of Clay
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First half of first game, used to be pages one thru five on the discworldstamps forum:

Oograh Boike - Palm
1: d P6 - G14...............T H9 - G10
2: d E2 - E13...............T G10 - F11
3: d E13 - B10.............T F11 - E12 x D13
4: d A10 - J2 Puzzled ..........T J7 - J6
5: d G1 - H1.................T J6 - H5
6: d K15 - K3 ..............T H5 - H4
7: d L14 - L3 Twisted Evil ..........T H7 - H6 Sad
8: d L2 - K2..................T H6 - K4 x K3 x L3
9: d K2 - K4 x K4 .........T H4 - J3 x J2 x K4
10: d J1 - O6................T J3 - J2 x H1 x K1
11: d G14 - P6..............T E12 - D13 x C12 x E14
12: d F15 - O7 Twisted Evil ........T J2 - K3
13: d P9 - P8................T J8 - K8
14: d G15 - O8.............T K3 - L4 x M3
15: d J15 - P9...............T G9 - H10
16: d N4 - N5 ..............T L4 - M5 x N5
17: d O7 - M5 x M5......T K8 - N5 x M5 x O5 x O6
18: d P6 - K1................T N5 - O6 x P7
19: d O8 - G1...............T O6 - O7 x P8
20: d P9 - H2................T D13 - C12 x B11
21: d B10 - B7..............T G7 - F7
22: d C4 - F4 ...
(End of game? OB - Palm --> 15 - 24 (9 Palm)?)
.....................................T H10 - H9
(Sorry OB, it isn't!)
23: d D3 - E2 Mad ...........T H9 - L12 x M13 Wink Wink
24: d N12 - N4 ..............T F7 - E6
25: d F4 - F2..................T E6 - D5
26: d H2 - G2 Shocked ...........T D5 - E4
27: d F2 - B6..................T E4 - D5
28: d B6 - F2..................T D5 - C6 x B5 x B7
29: d A7 - E3..................T C6 - B7 x A6
30: d A9 - G3..................T O7 - N8 (!)
31: d O11 - F3.................T N8 - O9 x P10

OB - Palm --> 10 - 24 (Palm 14)

Sniff Crying or Very sad

Palm: Hint: If you would have played D O11- G4, you would attacked my Troll on G8. I must move this Troll from G8 to .... what means that you could move your Dwarve on P10 to O11........ Puzzled

Your welcome. Don't thank me for the tip. Rolling Eyes

OB: Aaaarrgghhh!


Second half of first game, pages five thru eight:

Palm - Oograh Boike
1: d P6 - G14 ................T H9 - G10
2: d D13 - G13...............T G10 - H11
3: d F1 - O9....................T J9 - K9
4: d P7 - P8....................T K9 - L9
5: d A10 - J2...................T H7 - J6
6: d K15 - K8..................T L9 - L8 x K8
7: d G15 - O8..................T J8 - K7
8: d N12 - N10...............T L8 - L7
9: d G13 - N7..................T K7 - M9 x N10
10: d O9 - M9 x M9........T L7 - M7 x N7
11: d L2 - K2...................T J6 - H5
12: d L14 - L3.................T J7 - H6
13: d P8 - K3...................T H6 - K4 x K3 x L3
14: d K2 - K4 x K4..........T H5 - H4
15: d B11 - B7.................T G7 - F7
16: d G14 - A8.................T H4 - J3 x J2 x K4
17: d J1 - B8....................T J3 - K2 x K1 Crying or Very sad
18: d C12 - C7.................T F7 - G6
19: d M9 - F3...................T M7 - N8 x O8
20: d P10 - A10...............T N8 - O9 x P9
21: d N4 - D4..................T G10 - H11
22: d J15 - C9..................T K2 - L3 x M3

OB - Palm --> 10 - 24 (Palm 14)
Palm - OB --> 20 - 24 (OB 4)
Palm wins by 10


First half of second game, pages eight thru thirteen:
(a very long but highly interesting game, where the opponents keep testing each other's strength)
(please be aware that some moves have been replayed, keep track of the numbers, please!)

Palm - Oograh Boike:

1: d P6 - G14..................T H9 - G10
2: d D13 - G13................T G10 - H11
3: d K15 - B7...................T G8 - F7
4: d P10 - G2..................T J7 - H6
5: d P7 - K2....................T G9 - F8
6: d L14 - L3...................T H6 - K4 x L3
7: Shocked d K2 - K4 x K4.... Puzzled: T G7 - J5 x K4
8: d N12 - N5..................T J8 - K7
9: d C4 - M4....................T H7 - J8
10: d A6 - L6...................T K7 - K6 x L6
11: d E14 - E3.................T F7 - F6
12: d G14 - B9................T F8 - B10 x A9 x B9 x A10 x B11 Wink
12a: (P) Shocked Shocked Shocked please replay 12?
12b: (OB) sure, but I think you should stick to d G14 - B9.
12c: (P) okay, we'll get back to this position after we finish.
12: d B7 - B10.................T F8 - E8
13: d G15 - C11................T F6 - F7
14: d D3 - D9...................T E8 - D8 x D9 and not: T E8 - E9 x D9
15: d E3 - L3.....................T K6 - K7
16: d K1 - K5.................... Puzzled: Puzzled: Puzzled: T K7 - K6 x K5
17: d G2 - A8....................T D8 - E8
18: d G14 - C10................T E8 - D9 x C10
19: d A8 - C10...................T D9 - D8
20: d B10 - B9...................T F7 - E7 (edit: No, sorry, please use T F7 - E8 instead)
(21: d C10 - E8 x E8 Wink Wink Maybe you would like to reconsider?)
20: .....................................Oh well, if you insist Wink T H11 - G12 x G13
21: d J15 - C9.....................T D8 - E7
22: d C9 - D8 Shocked Shocked ........T G12 - F11 (that was absolutely brilliant!!)
23: d D8 - E7 x E7.............T F7 - F8 x E7
24: d A9 - B10...................T K6 - K5 (let's start cleaning up a little...)
25: d F1 - J4........................T J5 - H5 x J4 Crying or Very sad It really is no fun playing with you...
26: d M3 - L4......................T K5 - J6
27: d M13 - M5...................T J8 - H7
28: d L2 - M3 (I expected T J6 - K6, but this obviously works as well)
............................................T J6 - J7
29: d A7 - C9......................OK, I give up, get your third Troll. T H7 - G6
30: d J1 - J4 ho, ho, not so fast. First I have to save me some Dwarves, and second I will try to catch another Troll. Rolling Eyes Puzzled:
............................................T H5 - H6 I don't know anymore. This is giving me a headache...
31: d J4 - K3..........................T G6 - G7
32: d G1 - K4........................T F8 - D10 x C9 x C10 x C11 Painted myself into a corner... Ah well
33: This is a move what I didn't expect. I was expecting that the Troll on H6 would go away to H7, so I could attack by my next move two Troll's with d O11 - J6 (this was the monkey in my sleeve). But anyhow: d K4 - H6 x H6
..............................................T D10 - C10 x B9 x B10 x B11
34: d H6 - G7 x G7...............T C10 - B11 x A10 x C12

Palm - OB --> 15 - 16 (OB 1) (Kenobi Laughing )


OK, here we go.

d L14 - G14

Good luck.


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T H9 - G10

Good luck to you also.


d B11 - B7


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T G10 - G13 x G14


d E2 - J2


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T H7 - J6


d J2 - P8
Twisted Evil


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T J6 - J2 x J1 x K1


d G1 - O8


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T G13 - F14 x E14 x G15 x F15


d A6 - O6

Aw come on! That's not fair! At least pretend you're trying to put up a fight! Crying or Very sad


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Ok


I was only kidding. Given the score of the previous game, I would probably have used the same strategy. Capture a few dwarfs, and play safe.

d C4 - C10


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T G9 - H9

I'm not!!
I'll will try to break that block of yours. Seriously.
Anyhow, wish me good luck.

Palm


Palm wrote:

Anyhow, wish me good luck.

Yeah, right. Laughing

d B7 - E7


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T F7 - C4 x D3 x B5


d F1 - O9


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T J7 - K7


I can think as much as I want, but if I want to save that block, there's only one possible option:

d O8 - O7


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I can try as much as I like. there is only one way to destroy that block of yours.

T K7 - L8


Again: I can think as much as I want, I still have the distinct feeling that when playing with you I'm always reacting, never have the initiative... Crying or Very sad

d O9 - O8


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But, that's what you wanted, innit?

Aw come on! That's not fair! At least pretend you're trying to put up a fight!

And therfore: T J8 - K9


Shocked

d N4 - N6


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T K9 - N9 x O8


d N6 - L8 x L8

Yay, I got a Troll Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad


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T N9 - N8 x O7

I think it will be your last one.


d P7 - O7


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T N8 - N7 x O7 x O6


d E7 - B10


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T N7 - O8 x P8 x P9


d O11 - B11


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T F14 - E13 x D13

Hello Oograh.
If you don't have any objections, I want to end this game with this final move of me.
I think I could take one or two Dwarves more, but that doesn't influence the final result.

So, I will hear from you if this is ok


Well, that's a welcome surprise!
I was going to protest, but the rules say the game stops when both sides agree there's no more captures to be made. Well, I agree (as to what exactly though, is quite another matter... Wink ).

Palm - OB --> 15 - 16 (OB 1)
OB - Palm --> 17 - 28 (Palm 11)
Overall: Palm wins by 10.

Agreed?


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I agree.

Thanks for the game.


Whose turn is it to start the next game?


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If you don't mind I will do the kick-off. I want to try something. I don't know if this will bring any flowers for me, but we'll see.

Good luck.

d L14 - G14

Greetings
Palm


Good luck.

T H9 - G10


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d K15 - B7

So far, so good.


Nice opening! I'm forced to

T G10 - G13 x G14

to keep G14 from moving to A8, which would be a nice block too early for my convenience.


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d G1 - B6

Nice thought. I have to try build-up somewhere else a block of Dwarves.


T G13 - F14 x E14 x F15 x G15

First clean up a little, I'm not going to make that mistake again.


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Hello Mr. Oograh,

I'm not able to give you my next move due to the fact that at my work (that's were I save my games) we get a new internet provider. So it will take maybe a few days before I can answer to your last move.
But your last move was one like "pik binnen, het is winter", or not.
This message was send from my home.

Greetings

Palm


Palm,

Thanks for the message. I'll see you when I see you.


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Hello Oograh,
I'm back.

Clean up a little ?????
You mean a lot !!!!! 3 Dwarves !!!!!

Quickly try to make that block:
d O5 - C5


T G8 - F8


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d B11 - B8

Hello Oograh Boike,

From now untill the 4th of January I have holiday.
So, nice Christmas days and a happy new year.
See you next year.

Palm


T F8 - D6 x C5

Happy New Year, again Wink .


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