Tompko vs Magrat (Finished Game)

I'm ready for a good beating, too, so I guess we'll have to fight for who gets it. I haven't played doubles before, and I'm a little worried that I'll get confused, especially as I have another game going right now. On the other hand, it would be nice to finish the games sooner. So if you'll bear with me if I do get confused, we'll have a go.

I guess each of us would start with a dwarf move, right? and then we go from there. I get it.

d P6 - G14

Don't worry I got very confused during my first battle, so i'll be forgiving

R1: T H9 - G10
R2: d K15 - B7

R1: d G14 - K14
R2: T G8 - F7

R1: T G10 - G14 x G15 x F15
R2: d F1 - O9

Err...right. What was I thinking? Probably nothing much...

R1: d J15 - B8
R2: T J7 - K8

R1: T G8 - F7
R2: d J1 - C7

The internet connection in my halls of residence are playing up so apologies in advance if I don't get to reply for a day or so

R1: d B5 - D7
R2: T F7 - E8

Just out of curiosity, are you a chess player?

R1: T F7 - E8 x D7
R2: d C7 - K14

I used to play chess when I was younger, against my brother, I was never very good at it though he always used to win. Why do you ask?

R1: d E14 - N6
R2: T K9 - N9 x O9

I dunno. You seemed to have a good sense of opening, or I've just been in too much of a hurry. I was never any good at chess either. There are so many different types of moves to consider that I can never really see the board. Checkers, on the other hand, is too constraining to be interesting, to me, anyway. Thud is a perfect compromise between complicatin and constraint.

Do people play checkers in the UK?

There isn't a troll on K9 unless your second move was meant to be T J8 - K9 which would change my reply, let me know if you want to go back and replay from that move or just play on with a different one.

R1: T J7 - M7 x N6

We do play chequers but it's called draughts, I also used to play that but it is rather limited. I'm a mathematician so I devote quite large amounts of time to playing games that interest me.

I'm very sorry. I do have T J8 - K9 as the second move on my board. I can't think how I messed up my post, but this is my first doubls game, and I do seem to be having trouble keeping things straight.

But I think I've got it sorted out now, so if you don't mind going back to move two in that round, thanks very much.

R1: T J7 - M7 x N6 (As before, just thought it would be easier to have them in the same post)
R2: d A10 - J2

R1: d O5 - D5
R2: T F7 - C7 x B7

R1: T G7 - G6
R2: d P7 - K2

R1: d D5 - F5
T C7 - B6 x B5 x A6 x A7

R1: T G6 - F6 x F5
R2: d C4 - J4

R1: d L14 - L3
R2: T H7 - H6

R1: T M7 - M6
R2: d J4 - K3

R1: d H4 - N9
R2: T H6 - J5

R1: There isn't a dwarf on H4, unless my boards wrong, so you can't make that move
R2: d G1 - H1

Drat! Sorry again.

That should be:

R1: d N4 - N9

then

R2: T J7 - J6

R1: T J9 - K9
R2: d N12 - N9

That's a nice move with the trolls. Never seen that one before.

R1: d D3 - K3
R:2 T K9 - L8

Thanks
R1: T M6 - M5
R2: d D3 - J3

Well. This is a fine pickle I've gotten myself into.

R1: d L3 - O6
R2: T J5 - J4 x K3 x J3

Somehow I think it's me who will get the trouncing...

R1: T M5 - L4 x K3 x M3
R2: d J2 - J4 x J4

I'm not so sure, I think R2 will go your way

R1: d F1 - O9
R2: T J6 - K5 x J4

R1: T K9 - M11 x N12
R2: d E2 - J2

R1: d O9 - G2
R2: T K5 - J5

R1: T F6 - G6
R2: d P9 - H2

R1: d C4 - B5
R2: T G7 - H6

Well, I gather that everyone wins their troll round. It's just how much you don't lose the dwarf round by that matters.

R1: T E8 - D8
R2: d M3 - H3

and yet the Discworld books would have us believe that the dwarves are the more likely to succeed...

For my ruminations on this, see the thread, "Happy Martin Luther King Day" in the Thudding Drum.

R1: d B8 - G3
R2: T H6 - J6

I'll have to read it later, I have a lecture in 15 minutes and the institute is 15 minutes away.
R1: T G6 - H5
R2: d H3 - J3

R1: d O11 - O7
R2: T L8 - L7

Geting a little desperate, here...

R1: T M11 - N10 x N9
R2: d J3 - J5 x J5

R1: d L2 - O5
R2: T J6 - K5 x J5

How was the lecture?

The lecture was wonderful, about algebraic integers and the Integral Basis Theorem, which probably makes as much sense to you as it did to me, if not more.

R1: T N10 - N9
R2: d N9 - H14

Really, you are making this extremely difficult...

R1: d O7 - M5
R2: T L7 - K6

I'm sorry to say that math and I parted company directly after algebra/trig, and we have never been seen in each other's company since. Best of luck with your studies.

Thanks

R1: T L4 - L5 x M5
R2: d L2 - K3

R1: d P9 - L13
R2: T K5 - J5

I am tempted to concede, but I think I will learn more if I play it out to the miserable end.

R1: T H5 - H4 x G3
R2: d K3 - K6 x K6

I'm happy to play on if you are.

R1: d G2 - A8
R2: T J5 - K5 x K6

well, ok. but when you're losing as trolls, you know something has gone terribly wrong.

R1: T D8 - C8
R2: d P10 - P9

Hm. Quite a tight spot.

R1: d A8 - D11
R2: T J9 - K8

R1: T C8 - B8 x A7 x A9
R2: d O9 - H15

*grumble grumble*

R1: d B5 - L14
R2: T G9 - H10

Theres no use grumbling, it won't change anything, or so my mam always said
R1: T G14 - H15
R2: d M13 - H13

Quite so. Never was any good at not grumbling.

R1: d P10 - N12
R2: T H10 - G10

R1: T H15 - J14 x K14 x K15
R2: d E14 - G14