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Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:03 pm**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | . . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | 3 . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

In order to hang onto sente, you have to take hostages such as A9 and L1, i.e. groups you can kill whenever you want. Otherwise sente will change hands every few turns.

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:34 pm**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | 4 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | 4 . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:40 pm**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | 4 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | 4 . . . 5 . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:11 pm**

What happened at move 41? How does one get from this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm31 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | . O . . . . O . . 4 . | $$ | . O . . X . . 4 . O . | $$ | 2 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . O O 0 . . . O O . 6 | $$ | . . . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . 7 . . O . | $$ | 2 . O . O . . X . . 8 | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . O O . | $$ | X . . . 5 . . 0 . . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X . . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

to this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | . O . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . O . . X . . O . O . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . O O O . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:58 pm**

Thank you for your question, tj. I went back and edited move 41 for clarity.

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:12 am**

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Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:25 am**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | 4 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | 4 . . . 5 . . O O . O | $$ | . 6 . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . 7 . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:40 am**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | 4 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | 4 . . . 5 . . O O . O | $$ | . 6 . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . 7 . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . . 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . O . . X 8 X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:51 am**

How do you play Hex Oust, Mark? That is, how do you handle viewing the boards when you're playing online?

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:57 am**

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | 4 . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . 3 3 X . . O . O . | $$ | O . 3 . . . O . . O . | $$ | 4 . . . 5 . . O O . O | $$ | . 6 . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . 7 . . | $$ | . X . X . . O . 9 1 . | $$ | X . . . X . . . 1 . 9 | $$ | . . O . . X . X 1 . O | $$ -----------------------[/go]

It's still possible for me to lose sente and for Topazg to break out from the upper right, consuming my diagonal of singletons. I'm trying not to feel confident because confidence is just bad karma in Oust.

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:15 am**

hyperpape wrote:How do you play Hex Oust, Mark? That is, how do you handle viewing the boards when you're playing online?

Sorry, I don't understand your question.

Hex Oust is implemented at the following sites:
1. Arty Sandler's iggc.
2. Christian Freeling's MindSports.
3. Wesley Tanaka's gwc.

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:08 am**

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Nono, feel confident, this is definitely a snafu for me...

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:38 am**

That's the answer I needed. I didn't realize the game was implemented at those places.

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:14 am**

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm51 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | O . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . X X X . . O . O . | $$ | O . X . . . O . . O . | $$ | O . . . X . . O O . O | $$ | . O . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . X . . | $$ | . X 1 X . . O . X X 1 | $$ | X . . . X . . . X . X | $$ | . . O . . X . X X . . | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm51 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | O . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . X X X . . O . O . | $$ | . 1 X . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . . . X . . O O . O | $$ | . O . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . X . . | $$ | . X 1 X . . O . X X 1 | $$ | X . . . X . . . X . X | $$ | . . O . . X . X X . . | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm51 Oust - Mark Steere vs Topazg $$ ----------------------- $$ | O . . . . . O . . O . | $$ | 1 . X X X . . O . O . | $$ | . 1 X . . . O . . O . | $$ | . . . . X . . O O . O | $$ | . O . . . X . . . O . | $$ | O . O . . . X . . O . | $$ | O . O . O . . X . . O | $$ | . . . . . O . . X . . | $$ | . X 1 X . . O . X X 1 | $$ | X . . . X . . . X . X | $$ | . . O . . X . X X . . | $$ -----------------------[/go]

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:28 am**

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