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From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone_( |
From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone_(board_game) Wikipedia]: "Abalone is a two-player strategy board game which can be quaintly summarized as 'sumo wrestling with marbles', as the objective is to push opposing marbles off the edge of the board. The rules can be mastered in a minute or two, and the flow of the game is fast-paced." |
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As with Conway's Game of Life, Abalone has a simple ruleset and rich resulting behavior. Although the default configuration has been known to lead to stalemates, for alternate configurations used in championship matches Abalone is as yet an unsolved game. We'd like to bring this exciting and interesting game to the XO. |
As with Conway's Game of Life, Abalone has a simple ruleset and rich resulting behavior. Although the default configuration has been known to lead to stalemates, for alternate configurations used in championship matches Abalone is as yet an unsolved game. We'd like to bring this exciting and interesting game to the XO. |
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Revision as of 21:37, 8 June 2007
Poblano, a Pygame clone of the board game Abalone
About the game
From Wikipedia: "Abalone is a two-player strategy board game which can be quaintly summarized as 'sumo wrestling with marbles', as the objective is to push opposing marbles off the edge of the board. The rules can be mastered in a minute or two, and the flow of the game is fast-paced."
As with Conway's Game of Life, Abalone has a simple ruleset and rich resulting behavior. Although the default configuration has been known to lead to stalemates, for alternate configurations used in championship matches Abalone is as yet an unsolved game. We'd like to bring this exciting and interesting game to the XO.