Sound connection - Revision history

Selinger: typo

2024-01-18T22:55:58Z

typo

Selinger: Converted to new hexboard diagrams

2021-12-17T02:50:41Z

Converted to new hexboard diagrams

Selinger: Fixed a link

2020-12-28T21:48:39Z

Fixed a link

Selinger: Fixed a factual error.

2020-11-30T02:57:56Z

Fixed a factual error.

Halladba: added cat. connection types

2008-01-31T14:46:37Z

added cat. connection types

Turing: Copied/adapted page from http://hexwiki.tk

2005-02-08T06:21:26Z

Copied/adapted page from http://hexwiki.tk

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Every game is a fight over [[Advantage|control]] of the board. Control is often gained or lost by players exploiting each others [[connection]]s. Making '''sound''' (as in healthy) '''connections''' means making connections that are less likely to be exploited.

As a counterexample, consider the unsound connection below.

<hex>R5 C5 Hc2 Hd3 Hb4</hex>

Although the three pieces are connected by [[bridge]]s, these all [[Overlapping connections|overlap]] in the center point, and if [[Red (player)|Red]] occupies that point,

<hex>R5 C5 Hc2 Hd3 Hb4 Vc3</hex>

[[Blue (player)|Blue]] can only rescue two of the three bridges.

Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of [[Stealing territory|grabbing territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.

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−	Every game is a fight over [[Advantage\|control]] of the board. Control is often gained or lost by players exploiting each others [[connection]]s. Making '''sound''' (as in healthy) connections means making connections that are less likely to be exploited.	+	Every game is a fight over [[Advantage\|control]] of the board. Control is often gained or lost by players exploiting each others' [[connection]]s. Making '''sound''' (as in healthy) connections means making connections that are less likely to be exploited.

	As a counterexample, consider the unsound connection below.		As a counterexample, consider the unsound connection below.

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-Every game is a fight over [[Advantage|control]] of the board. Control is often gained or lost by players exploiting each others [[connection]]s. Making '''sound''' (as in healthy) '''connections''' means making connections that are less likely to be exploited.
+Every game is a fight over [[Advantage|control]] of the board. Control is often gained or lost by players exploiting each others [[connection]]s. Making '''sound''' (as in healthy) connections means making connections that are less likely to be exploited.
 As a counterexample, consider the unsound connection below.
-<hex>R5 C5 Hc2 Hd3 Hb4 Vb3</hex>
+<hexboard size="3x3"
-Although the three pieces are connected by two [[bridge]]s, these [[Overlapping connections|overlap]] in the center point, and if [[Red (player)|Red]] occupies that point,
+Although the three pieces are connected by two [[bridge]]s, these [[Overlapping connections|overlap]] in the center point, and if [[Blue (player)|Blue]] occupies that point,
-<hex>R5 C5 Hc2 Hd3 Hb4 Vb3  Vc3</hex>
+<hexboard size="3x3"
-[[Blue (player)|Blue]] can only rescue two of the three bridges.
+[[Red (player)|Red]] can only connect two of the three stones.
 Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of grabbing [[territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.
 [[category:connection types]]

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 [[Blue (player)|Blue]] can only rescue two of the three bridges.
-Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of [[Stealing territory|grabbing territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.
+Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of grabbing [[territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.
 [[category:connection types]]

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	Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of [[Stealing territory\|grabbing territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.		Soundness is not only non-overlapping connections. It is also the practice of [[Stealing territory\|grabbing territory]] when given the chance. For example, when joining two groups of pieces there are often several different moves which join the groups but claim territory in different ways.
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		+	[[category:connection types]]