tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post4366543763422051084..comments2024-03-22T01:20:21.749-07:00Comments on Board Game Reviews by Josh: Arimaa ReviewJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011225292134198772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-81240010003079787632013-04-29T21:02:46.706-07:002013-04-29T21:02:46.706-07:00I learned a lot about the game recently and its qu...I learned a lot about the game recently and its quite playable. Though I wish it has a KING to trap or defend to add more life. Maybe the inventor avoids the Computers tactical superiority of mating a king and favored the rabbit promotion route which challenges the machines short horizon.<br /><br />BTW I like the Black Trap squares you named Black Holes on the reviewed product. I hate the standard pink one in their website which feels like a broken bathroom tile.<br /><br />thanksjhoravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817457331460627190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-40147769316583082013-04-18T10:12:49.105-07:002013-04-18T10:12:49.105-07:00jhoravi: If an elephant is sufficiently surrounded...jhoravi: If an elephant is sufficiently surrounded by enemy pieces (so that it has no empty adjacent spaces, and all pieces adjacent to the elephant also have no empty adjacent spaces), then it will indeed be unable to move (unable to push or pull). This sort of swarming mass occasionally happens in real games.Russ Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390210849239360669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-40349923319273451082013-04-18T09:40:05.794-07:002013-04-18T09:40:05.794-07:00This is the best Arimaa review as it describes man...This is the best Arimaa review as it describes many things even the inventor didn't mention.<br /><br />Though I wish there is a rule to capture the unstopable Elephant like surrounding it with enemy pieces. It's logical that wayjhoravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817457331460627190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-51019299622643561562013-03-14T05:29:58.016-07:002013-03-14T05:29:58.016-07:00Fair enough - I think that my point was more that ...Fair enough - I think that my point was more that your opponent can't force your elephant onto a trap.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011225292134198772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-58864537462023088702013-03-14T04:29:20.921-07:002013-03-14T04:29:20.921-07:00Yep, it is a very good game indeed!
One minor not...Yep, it is a very good game indeed!<br /><br />One minor note: you wrote:<br />"In Arimaa, the elephant is your most important piece (hence like the King), but your opponent cannot capture it"<br /><br />Technically, your opponent CAN capture your elephant (should you leave it on a trap protected by a piece the opponent can push/pull away); it is just unusual (and often the result of an error on your part, though in very rare cases it is useful to intentionally sacrifice your elephant).Russ Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390210849239360669noreply@blogger.com