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Re: Connect Four game issues
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:16:24 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ralph Hempel wrote:
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> The board is pretty much symetrical from the front and back. I think
> that each bot should stay on one face and side, that way we don't get
> in each other's way...see incredible ASCII art of top view of board here:
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> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> XXXX
> 0000 [====================] XXXX
> 0000
> 000000000000000000000000000
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> The O's and X's represent the individual player spaces. Blanks are
> forbidden zones when your robot is not actually playing. to give the
> other guy some space for his part dropping gantry.
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> Ralph (getting interested)
That was the first thing I thought of--if you design your 'bot on a gantry
system, your hopper/dropper would have a home position to the "right" facing the
gameboard. In this fashion, no matter which side you place the 'bot on, the
hopper/dropper for each 'bot would be on opposite ends of the playboard.
As for signals, well, I have no idea.
Dave K
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