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Re: Connect 4 Boards
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Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:20:39 GMT
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Jennifer L. Boger wrote:

> > PS. We should set a rule as to which colour goes first.  Since it's
> > traditionally white in chess I say red goes first because it's not black.
> 
> Huh.  I was always taught in a red vs black game, that "Smoke goes before fire".
> But you're the 2nd person to say that red goes first, maybe Mom was wrong?!
> Man, she's not gonna like that.


Well I have no knowledge of what the tradition for red vs. black is, so
my suggestion is just arbitrary.

Now that I think about it, maybe the Connect 4 rules say which colour
goes first.  If they do, that's the colour we should go by.

Derek



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  Re: Connect 4 Boards
 
Quoting Derek Raycraft <djr@rogers.com>: (...) I believe the rules say "Decide who goes first". (23 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: Connect 4 Boards
 
(...) Sounds good. The board we've been playing with has the chips that lock together. (...) Huh. I was always taught in a red vs black game, that "Smoke goes before fire". But you're the 2nd person to say that red goes first, maybe Mom was wrong?! (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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