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Wccanard at 19:58, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T19:58:15Z

Wccanard: /* Second Row Example */

2016-05-20T19:38:06Z

‎Second Row Example

Scrampy: /* Second Row Example moved * from g8 to h8 */

2015-09-25T01:36:22Z

‎Second Row Example moved * from g8 to h8

Scrampy at 03:02, 21 September 2015

2015-09-21T03:02:26Z

Scrampy: /* Added first example of alternate ladder escape */

2015-09-21T02:49:17Z

‎Added first example of alternate ladder escape

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 == Related articles ==
-* [[ladder escape template]]
+* [[Ladder escape template]]
-* [[ladder escape fork]]
+* [[Ladder escape fork]]
 [[category:ladder]]

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 <hex>R9 C9 Q1 Ve3 Vd4 Vd5 Vc6 Vc7 Hb8 Hb9 Hd7 He6 Hf6       Vh8</hex>
-It allows [[Red (player)|Red]] (the [[ladder handling|attacker]]) to jump a move ahead of the ladder and [[win]] the game. Red can keep [[ladder handling|pushing]] the ladder, forcing [[Blue (player)|Blue]]'s response at each step. After move 9 at g8, Red is [[connection|connected]] to the bottom edge.
+It allows [[Red (player)|Red]] (the [[ladder handling|attacker]]) to connect the ladder and [[win]] the game. Red can keep [[ladder handling|pushing]] the ladder, forcing [[Blue (player)|Blue]]'s response at each step. After move 9 at g8, Red is [[connection|connected]] to the bottom edge.
 <hex>R9 C9 Q1 Ve3 Vd4 Vd5 Vc6 Vc7 Hb8 Hb9 Hd7 He6 Hf6       Vh8    Mc8 Mc9 Md8 Md9 Me8 Me9 Mf8 Mf9 Mg8</hex>
-A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge past blue's defences.
+A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge past Blue's defences.
 Here is another example.
-The two red stones on the right in the following position can be used to escape red's third row ladder and enable red to win the game.
+The two red stones on the right in the following position can be used to escape Red's third row ladder and enable Red to win the game.
 <hexboard size="9x9"
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     />
-However blue plays the ladder, red will somehow be able to use the stones to connect to the bottom edge and win the game. For example
+However Blue plays the ladder, Red will somehow be able to use the stones to connect to the bottom edge and win the game. For example
 <hexboard size="9x9"
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     />
-(here red can connect piece 7 to the group on the right in two ways via the starred hexes, and blue cannot block both). The two red stones on the right form a '''third row ladder escape template'''. All players should know the basic [[ladder escape template|ladder escape templates]] for second and third row ladders. An external resource listing many ladder escape templates is http://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html .
+(here Red can connect piece 7 to the group on the right in two ways via the starred hexes, and Blue cannot block both). The two red stones on the right form a '''third row ladder escape template'''. All players should know the basic [[ladder escape template|ladder escape templates]] for second and third row ladders. An external resource listing many ladder escape templates is http://www.drking.org.uk/hexagons/hex/templates.html .
 === Creating a ladder escape ===

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 <hex>R9 C9 Q1 Ve3 Vd4 Vd5 Vc6 Vc7 Hb8 Hb9 Hd7 He6 Hf6       Vh8</hex>
-It allows [[Red (player)|Red]] (the [[attacking player]]) to [[jumping|jump]] a move ahead of the ladder and [[win]] the game. Red can play along the ladder, forcing [[Blue (player)|Blue]]'s response at each step. After move 9 at g8, Red is [[connection|connected]] to the [[bottom edge|bottom]].
+It allows [[Red (player)|Red]] (the [[ladder handling|attacker]]) to jump a move ahead of the ladder and [[win]] the game. Red can keep [[ladder handling|pushing]] the ladder, forcing [[Blue (player)|Blue]]'s response at each step. After move 9 at g8, Red is [[connection|connected]] to the bottom edge.
 <hex>R9 C9 Q1 Ve3 Vd4 Vd5 Vc6 Vc7 Hb8 Hb9 Hd7 He6 Hf6       Vh8    Mc8 Mc9 Md8 Md9 Me8 Me9 Mf8 Mf9 Mg8</hex>

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	A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge past blue's defences.		A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge past blue's defences.
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		+	Here is another example.

	The two red stones on the right in the following position can be used to escape red's third row ladder and enable red to win the game.		The two red stones on the right in the following position can be used to escape red's third row ladder and enable red to win the game.

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 <hex>R9 C9 Q1 Ve3 Vd4 Vd5 Vc6 Vc7 Hb8 Hb9 Hd7 He6 Hf6       Vh8    Mc8 Mc9 Md8 Md9 Me8 Me9 Mf8 Mf9 Mg8</hex>
-A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain.
+A ladder escape can be thought of as a little boost for the attacker, giving them just enough extra space to get past the defender's chain. The h8 piece is called a '''second row ladder escape piece''' because it lets the ladder escape to the bottom edge past blue's defences.
-However, it is not '''necessary''' to have an escape piece on the projected path of the ladder in order to escape it.
+The two red stones on the right in the following position can be used to escape red's third row ladder and enable red to win the game.
-=== Third Row Example ===
+<hexboard size="9x9"
 In this example, Red has no third row ladder escape piece.  Red 1 provides an escape by threatening to connect to the main group.
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     />
-=== Second Row Example ===
+=== Another Example ===
 In the example below, Red 1 threatens to connect to the main group either via Red's second row ladder or higher up.

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 === Second Row Example ===
-In the example below, Red 1 threatens to connect to the main group as a means of outrunning Blue's second row ladder.
+In the example below, Red 1 threatens to connect to the main group either via Red's second row ladder or higher up.
 <hexboard size="13x13"
     contents="R i2 B j2 R m2 B g3 B i3 R k3 R g4 B h4 R i4 R h5 B j5 B f7 R g7 B e8 R f8 R e9 B f9 R d10 B e10 R c11 B d11 R 1:h11 R c12 R d12 R e12 B b13 B c13 B d13 B e13"

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 After the sequence to Red 7, Red can now connect 5 back to the main group through either of the spaces marked with *.
 <hexboard size="13x13"
-    contents="R i2 B j2 R m2 B g3 B i3 R k3 R g4 B h4 R i4 R h5 B j5 B f7 R g7 B e8 R f8 E *:g8 R e9 B f9 R 7:h9 R d10 B e10 E *:f10 R 5:i10 R c11 B d11 B 6:g11 R 1:h11 R c12 R d12 R e12 R 3:f12 B 2:g12 B b13 B c13 B d13 B e13 B 4:f13"
+    contents="R i2 B j2 R m2 B g3 B i3 R k3 R g4 B h4 R i4 R h5 B j5 B f7 R g7 B e8 R f8 E *:h8 R e9 B f9 R 7:h9 R d10 B e10 E *:f10 R 5:i10 R c11 B d11 B 6:g11 R 1:h11 R c12 R d12 R e12 R 3:f12 B 2:g12 B b13 B c13 B d13 B e13 B 4:f13"
     />

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	In general, for a ladder escape to be successful, it should be safely connected to the edge and not [[interfering patterns\|interfere]] with the ladder's projected path.		In general, for a ladder escape to be successful, it should be safely connected to the edge and not [[interfering patterns\|interfere]] with the ladder's projected path.
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		+	To escape a ladder, it is not necessary to have an escape piece on the projected path of the ladder.
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		+	In the example below, Red 1 threatens to connect to the group above as a means of outrunning Blue's ladder.
		+	<hexboard size="13x13"
		+	contents="R i2 B j2 R m2 B g3 B i3 R k3 R g4 B h4 R i4 R h5 B j5 B f7 R g7 B e8 R f8 R e9 B f9 R d10 B e10 R c11 B d11 R 1:h11 R c12 R d12 R e12 B b13 B c13 B d13 B e13"
		+	/>
		+	After the sequence to Red 7, Red can now connect 5 back to the main group through either of the spaces marked with *.
		+	<hexboard size="13x13"
		+	contents="R i2 B j2 R m2 B g3 B i3 R k3 R g4 B h4 R i4 R h5 B j5 B f7 R g7 B e8 R f8 E :g8 R e9 B f9 R 7:h9 R d10 B e10 E :f10 R 5:i10 R c11 B d11 B 6:g11 R 1:h11 R c12 R d12 R e12 R 3:f12 B 2:g12 B b13 B c13 B d13 B e13 B 4:f13"
		+	/>

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