Difference between revisions of "Edge template IV1b"

Latest revision as of 04:55, 12 December 2020

Template IV1-b is a 4th row edge template with 1 stone.

The shaded hex is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue.

Red has two threats using the ziggurat:

and

Because there is no common hex used in both threats, Blue cannot prevent Red from connecting to the bottom.

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-==The edge template IV-1-b==
+Template IV1-b is a 4th row [[edge template]] with 1 stone.
 <hexboard size="4x8"
-   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 e3 h1)"
+   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 h1)"
    edges="bottom"
    coords="none"
-   contents="R f1"
+   contents="R f1 S e3"
 />
+The shaded hex is not part of the template and can be occupied by Blue.
+== Defending the template ==
 Red has two threats using [[Ziggurat#Defending_the_ziggurat|the ziggurat]]:
 <hexboard size="4x8"
-   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 e3 h1)"
+   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 h1)"
    edges="bottom"
    coords="none"
-   contents="R f1 1:d2 E +:(a4 b3 b4 c2 c3 c4 d3 d4 e1 e2)"
+   contents="R f1 S e3 R d2 E +:(a4 b3 b4 c2 c3 c4 d3 d4 e1 e2)"
 />
 and
 <hexboard size="4x8"
-   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 e3 h1)"
+   visible="-(a1 a2 a3 b1 b2 c1 d1 h1)"
    edges="bottom"
    coords="none"
-   contents="R f1 1:g2 E +:(e4 f2 f3 f4 g1 g3 g4 h2 h3 h4)"
+   contents="R f1 S e3 R g2 E +:(e4 f2 f3 f4 g1 g3 g4 h2 h3 h4)"
 />
-These moves lead to an easy direct connection. Because there is no common [[hex (board element)|hex]] used in both threats, Blue cannot prevent Red from connecting to the bottom.
+Because there is no common [[hex (board element)|hex]] used in both threats, Blue cannot prevent Red from connecting to the bottom.
 == See also ==