Jan 4, 2010

12* TRICOLEUR HEXXAGON

Like Hexxagon, except there are 3 colors (a,b,c) which capture each other (a takes b, b takes c, c takes a).

Win by annihilating opponent; or having most pieces in a blocked position.
Players must leave opponent with a non-pass move, if possible.

Sample Game

| abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy  
|       A . . . . . c        1
|      . . . . . . . .       2
|     . . . . B . . . .      3
|    . . . . . . . . . .     4
|   . . c . . . . . a . .    5
|  . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
| b . . . . . . . . . . . B  7
|  . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
|   . . A . . . . . C . .    9
|    . . . . . . . . . .    10
|     . . . . b . . . .     11
|      . . . . . . . .      12
|       C . . . . . a       13
| abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy


    ___ABC___      _____abc____
01. ....   e9      r4     o11
02. e9b8   m3j4    o11q9  g5e7
03. j4g5   g9i11   c7     p4
04. k11    g5d6    q9o7   t6
05. n10    g1i3    t6w7   s9s7
06. n10n8  i13     s5q7   Bs6
07. m8r8   i13m13  w7t8   Br6
08. n10    m13q13  q1     s9
09. n10r10 s13s11  q1n2   t8t10
10. u11    m11o9   Bq5    Ao2
11. q9     v10     t6w7   Cm3
12. i3e4   As9     w7u9   An6
13. s9w9   r10     Cl4    Al6
14. x8     o9m7    An6    q5m5
15. u9s7   f6      o5q7   n6k7
16. j10   p8       j7g7  Bn4        
17. f4h6  d6f4     e7g5  l4n6      
18. c7e9  s11s9    Ah6   Co7        
19. Bf10  s9q7     n6p8  Ai7        
20. j10h8 e9h10    Ag7   q9s11      
21. g13g11 h10l10  Cr12  t10v8      
22. Be11  l10p10   s11u9 r4r6      
23. t10   q11      r6r8  Bl6        
24. Ch10  Aj10     As9   Bj6        
25. Cg9   p10n8    As11  s9o9      
26. j10m9 g9i7     j6f6  Ao9        
27: i7i5 f10f8     Ao11 Bg7    
28: d10  g11j12    h6h4 o11l10
29: Ck11 Ag11      l6n8 r10u11
30: Aj10 l10p10    n8q9 g7i9
31: j10n10 Aj10    s11o11 An8
32: i9g7   p12     q9s11 f4h6
33: k11m9  Ak11    q11o9 Bq11
34: j10n10 k11n12  t10p10 v8s9
35: p12t12 Ao11    w9u11 s9q8
36: Bf10   Ao11    t12p12 Ag7
37: j12f12 f10j10  g7i9  Cn10
38: f12h10 e11h12  Cl10  n10j10
39. resign

Final Position

| abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy  
|       . . . . . . c        1
|      . . . . c . . .       2
|     . . . . c . . . .      3
|    . . b . . b a . . .     4
|   . . b b . b . . . . .    5
|  . . . a . . . . . . . .   6
| . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
|  . . . . . . c c . a . c   8
|   . . . : . c c . . a .    9
|    B . : c c . . . . a    10
|     . A c . . c c c c     11
|      . B . . c c c .      12
|       . . . . . . .       13
| abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy 14