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Post #1 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:06 pm 
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Post #2 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:15 pm 
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Post #3 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:26 pm 
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I have ... no idea what I'm doing yet :P

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:23 pm 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]


It's not totally inconceivable that you'd beat me, Graham.  Usually I try to "go small" which has a better chance of succeeding in hex Oust which I usually play.  In square Oust, you can drop from small to zero more easily. 

Anyway, good luck   :)

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Post #5 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:12 am 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]


Many thanks, good luck to you too :)

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Post #6 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:09 am 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]

Good luck (more than last time) :D

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Post #7 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:19 am 
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Oh yeah, you get a second move if you capture, I forgot that :P

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Post #8 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:51 am 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]


No worries. It's a very common beginner error. On a live play site like iggc, a beginner will make a kill and then just sit there not realizing it's still his turn.

Blunders are costly in Oust. For beginners, it's frequently a game of least worst blunders.

Early annihilation can also happen to a more advanced player who becomes complacent about safety.

Normally I'd reset your move after a blunder, but we didn't have a lot invested into it at this early stage, and I wanted to demonstrate how quickly the game can end.

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Post #9 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:35 am 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]


Ok, let's try something new...

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$$ | . 5 . 1 . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . 5 . 1 . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . 5 . 1 . . . . 8 . . |
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$$ | . . 6 . . . . 8 4 . . |
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$$ | . . 4 . . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . 5 . 1 . . . . 8 . 9 |
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$$ | . . 6 . . . . 8 4 . . |
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$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 4 . 0 . . . . . . |
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$$ | . 5 . 1 . . . . 8 0 . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -----------------------[/go]

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Post #16 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:54 pm 
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@ Mark

Giving a handicap? :)

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Post #17 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:49 pm 
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$$ -----------------------[/go]

@ Bill

Strategery :) I'm hoping my tiny dragon will grow and consume everything around it. Tiny dragons are vulnerable though, especially in square Oust, so it may not work.

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[go]$$Bcm12 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg
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$$ | . 2 O . . . . O O . . |
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$$ | . X . X . . . . O O . |
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$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . |
$$ -----------------------[/go]

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$$ | . 2 O . . . . O O . . |
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$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O . O . . . . . . |
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$$ | . X . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | 3 . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . |
$$ -----------------------[/go]

Yours was turn 12.

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$$ | . O O . . . . O O . . |
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$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O . O . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . 4 . . . . . |
$$ | . X . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | 3 . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ -----------------------[/go]


Yeah, my bad, thanks :)

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