Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesnews 0.1 (unido 12/05/84); site unido.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!mcvax!unido!hmm From: hmm@unido.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games Subject: Re: Tsoro ? Message-ID: <10200002@unido.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 10:42:00 EDT Article-I.D.: unido.10200002 Posted: Wed Sep 25 10:42:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 07:56:58 EDT References: <44@bbnccv.UUCP> Sender: notes@unido.UUCP Lines: 50 Nf-ID: #R:bbnccv:-4400:unido:10200002:000:1859 Nf-From: unido!hmm Sep 25 12:42:00 1985 A very similar game is well-known in Germany under the name "Muehle" (mill). However, the rules are a little bit different. I hope you don't mind if I post them completely. First, the board layout: O--------------O--------------O The Player's pieces stand on the O's ! ! ! and move along the lines. ! ! ! ! O---------O---------O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O----O----O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O----O----O O----O----O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O----O----O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O---------O---------O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! O--------------O--------------O The german Version uses 9 pegs instead of 11. There are 3 stages: 1. The players set their pegs alternatively. 3 pegs in a row are a 'mill'. If one player gets a mill, s/he may remove one of the opponent's pegs, but not one which is part of a mill. 2. If the players run out of pegs, they move their pieces along the lines. Mill handling is the same as above. 3. If one player has only 3 pegs left, s/he may jump. This is a real advantage, so s/he can normally bring down the other to 3 pegs too. If one player has only 2 pegs left, s/he looses. There is an additional rule that you may take a piece out of the opponent's mill if no 'free' piece is there. This breaks deadlock situations very well. I liked the game as a kid, but somehow my little sister managed to beat my in every play, so I gave it up. I have never had the time to figure out a strategy, but I'm sure there is some... Hope you enjoy the game, Hans-Martin Mosner Universitaet Dortmund, West Germany Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com