RE: [piecepack] Alien City an abstract strategy game?

[Michael Schoessow <mschoessow@...>]

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From: Michael Schoessow [mailto:mschoessow@...]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:02 PM
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Subject: RE: [piecepack] Alien City an abstract strategy game?


I had forgotten about the effects of one player having more red and the
other player more green.  
 
 
Oops, I meant to say blue!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I concede the point.  :-) And, no, I don't have a
problem at all with the game not being a strictly abstract game; I agree
that the random set-up is a plus.

As far as the definition of abstract games in a purely game theory sense
goes,  even standard chess doesn't qualify. A purely abstract game in that
sense is a 2-player combinatorial game in which there is no hidden
information, no luck, and in which a player loses the game by not being able
to make a move. This might also answer electronicwaffle's question in part.

-Mike