Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Stone Swapping

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 01:08 AM, Baron von Skippy wrote:

> > > -That's probably not a good thing... anyway, what if you changed it 
> > > to
> > > what I thought you were going to do when I saw your subject header:
> > > Literally swap stones. It can be done with any other player, it takes
> > > up both players' turns for the checkpoint, and it involves switching
> > > who owns which stone. This allows for the possibility of a whole new
> > > level of sneakiness... although your idea could be left in place, too
> > > (although I'm with Rob on eir ideas for tweaks to the prop), and the
> > > other could be done seperately. That might be best, yeah.-
> >
> > I really liked the idea of being able to give "charity" to your
> > opponents, though, since it wouldn't necessarily help them.
> -Explain to me how giving a stone to someone can hurt them, and maybe 
> I'll back off that point. Depends on how often it would be an issue.-
----+
. V |
. W | <- Edge of board
. V |

You're one move away from capturing one of my pieces and getting a 
small formation that's more difficult to capture than some. I give you 
my piece. Now you've just got three stones on the edge of the board 
that can be taken by pretty much anyone whenever they want, as the 
formation's missing 4 liberties already from the edge.

> > If my idea goes through in its current form, a stone 'swap' system
> > would be redundant, as what you've described is just a special case of
> > my rule, where both players invoke the donation rules during the same
> > CP.
> -Not if you can only give to allies, but can trade with anyone.-

Right. But as my prop rests right now, you can give stones to anyone, 
and I like that.

> > Hmmm... perhaps if there were some way to force another player to swap
> > with you?
> -Force NotBolognaAgainWhatHaveYouGot?-

Y'know, I miss the Force. I wonder if there'd be some way to bring it 
back...

--
Wonko

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