Alien City an abstract strategy game?

[Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@...>]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 07:32:31AM -0800, Michael Schoessow wrote:
> Ron H-E wrote:  
> > Your own Alien City is
> > practically a pure abstract strategy game with just a thin theme,
> > IMHO.    
>  
> You're right, Alien City is technically a purely abstract game; there is no
> luck and no hidden information.

That's not quite true; the board setup at the beginning of the game is
totally random, so there is quite a bit of luck there.  Apart from the
random setup (which helps keep the game fresh, like Fischer Random
Chess, IMHO), AC is a pure abstract strategy game, however.

Ron

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