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(Message started by: thomastanck on Apr 14^th, 2011, 6:06am)

Title: Game 179726 thomastanck vs Swynndla
Post by thomastanck on Apr 14^th, 2011, 6:06am

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/gameroom/comments.cgi?gid=179726

I made quite a lot of mistakes there. Any pointing out would be nice! :)

Swynndla said I could have gotten his camel but I do not see it yet.

Title: Re: Game 179726 thomastanck vs Swynndla
Post by Swynndla on Apr 14^th, 2011, 6:30am

You did fine for someone who just started playing a couple of days or so ago.

In the opening, when I tried dragging your horse, you defended very nicely by harassing my camel and then you were able to move your horse back - nice.

The time-limit was a bit fast for both of us, and we both made mistakes. You dropped your horse early on. Move 10s you can get my camel in four steps (one move) - see if you can figure it out.

I personally think bringing your camel out too early is a mistake, and it should be kept back. Let your elephant do the romping and don't let your camel be bullied by the enemy's elephant. I was able to successfully take your camel as hostage, tying down your elephant and camel.

You could have tried storming pieces down the east side until my elephant was trapped, or until your elephant could be replaced by minor pieces around the trap (or you filled in the trap) and then your elephant could run away causing destruction, while my elephant would be out of play. So I think you could have started moving down rabbits and other pieces. You started doing that, but not enough.

Hope that helps!

Title: Re: Game 179726 thomastanck vs Swynndla
Post by thomastanck on Apr 14^th, 2011, 7:54am

OH! Ok I didn't know you were referring to 10s! If I got the camel, I would have your elephant tied all so tightly to F3. Then if I get to move to E3, then I'll be able to move up like crazy until I made a mistake.
Blunder and I saw it. I hate 45 seconds from now on... At least 1 minute and 30 seconds!

2g
2s
3g
3s
4g
4s
5g
5s
6g
6s	Camel out too early
7g	Horse got bullied, made camel harder to protect.
7s	Didn't see capture move, moved camel up
8g	Horse got captured, camel is very threatened
8s
9g	Shouldn't have let camel get caught. Run back home may have been better
9s
10g
10s	Maybe not the best move... Could have started trying my luck on the east side with my elephant right next to C3
11g
11s	Shouldn't have used last move on rabbit but should have occupied the F3 trap. Only danger of framing? The horse all the way on the other side.
12g
12s
13g	Start preparing for freeing horses to capture a trap. I saw this but didn't do much about it, mainly due to time issues. Low on time means I can't think of a way to stop it fast enough.
13s
14g
14s
15g
15s
16g
16s
17g
17s
18g
18s
19g
19s	LET GO OF F3 TRAP! I don't even know why I did that!!!
20g	Hopeless game from here on. Decided to simply try my luck in goaling but I knew I lost and won't be fast enough.
...
28g	Gold won by goal (blunder on my part didn't see the goal)

At least I delayed it by 8 moves. Could have done better. A lot better.