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Triad
Triad
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Cameron Browne December 2002.
Triad is an abstract board game for three players (Bar, Comma and Dot)
with player-defined move order.
1 2 3 4 5
/ / / / / 6
/ 7
A, . - , .
/ 8
B. - , . - ,
/ 9
C. , . - , . /
D, . - , . - , .
E- . , . - , . - ,
F, . - , . - , .
G. , . - , . H. - , . - ,
I, . - , Bar
(B) owns those cells marked Comma (C) owns those cells marked .
Dot
(D) owns those cells marked ,
1 2 3 4 5
/ / / / / 6
/ 7
A, . C C C
/ 8
B. - , C C C
/ 9
CB , . - C C C
/
DB B - , . - , .
EB B B . - , . - ,
FB B - , . - , .
GB , . - D D D
H. - , D D D
I, . D D D
Starting Position
Tournament Scoring: There are 4 pts per game. If a player wins outright
by eliminating both opponents simultaneously then 4-0-0 pts are awarded,
else if a player wins by eliminating one opponent then 3-1-0 pts are
awarded. If the game is drawn (or a player forfeits) then 2-2-0 pts are
awarded.
[Thanks to Bill Taylor and Joao Neto for valuable suggestions and play
testing.]