Re: [piecepack] A question on EpicFunHouse

["IRIYA, Kazunori" <iriyak@...>]

Hi Ron,

Thank you very much for your mention!  Now it becomes clear to me
and understand why "you may not slide or turn it" once starting tumbling 
the die.  OK, then I am able to continue exploration of Epic Funhouse.

Best Regards,
Kazunori Iriya

On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 13:15:39 -0800
"Ron Hale-Evans" <rwhe@...> wrote:

> Hi Kazunori,
> 
> I am one of the authors of Epic Funhouse. Without referring to the
> diagram, let me clarify what I meant by "tipping".
> 
> "Tipping" means rotating the die by /only/ one face, in the direction
> you are moving it. So, assuming you are seated at the south of the
> board, if you are tipping the die north, you are rotating it one face
> forward and away from you, with the result that it ends up on the
> space to the north, with the side that was facing you before you
> tipped it, on top after you tip it.
> 
> Just imagine a cubical box. If you knock it forward onto its side, the
> box will be farther away from you with the side that was facing you on
> top.
> 
> Ron
> 
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:44 AM, IRIYA, Kazunori <<mailto:iriyak%40yahoo.co.jp>iriyak@...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a newbie question on Game Four: Roll Out the Barrels. ?In a Play
> > the player is allowed to tip the die onto a coin that shows the number
> > that is currently on the top face of the die. ?Is tipping just moving
> > without changing any face up? ?Changing the face of the die is now
> > allowed by the player? ?In Figure 7 if the die goes north, then I guess
> > the die gets stuck since both east and west cannot be reached. ?So I
> > have no idea how the player can manage to go through to the lower right
> > corner...
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Kazunori Iriya
> >
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