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(Message started by: aaaa on Aug 6^th, 2014, 8:30pm)

Title: Puzzle composition challenge
Post by aaaa on Aug 6^th, 2014, 8:30pm

Can anyone construct a unique win-in-2 puzzle, such that the losing player can force any of the three victory conditions by which the fastest win has to happen?

Title: Re: Puzzle composition challenge
Post by clyring on Aug 6^th, 2014, 10:48pm

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/notconv/old/boardimg.php?orient=n&size=300&imgtype=png&ranks=5r/3C/4c2e/3cD////2R
(goal) (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/planGame.cgi?movelist=1w%20De5%20Cd7%20Rc1%0A1b%20eh6%20rf8%20ce6%20cd5%0A2w%20Rc1w%20Rb1n%20Rb2n%20Rb3n%0A2b%20rf8s%20rf7s%20rf6e%20rg6s%0A3w%20Rb4n%20Rb5n%20Rb6n%20Rb7n) (elimination) (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/planGame.cgi?movelist=1w%20De5%20Cd7%20Rc1%0A1b%20eh6%20rf8%20ce6%20cd5%0A2w%20Rc1w%20Rb1n%20Rb2n%20Rb3n%0A2b%20rf8s%20rf7w%20ce6w%20cd5w%0A3w%20re7e%20Cd7e%20rf7s%20rf6x%20Ce7e) (immobilization) (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/planGame.cgi?movelist=1w%20De5%20Cd7%20Rc1%0A1b%20eh6%20rf8%20ce6%20cd5%0A2w%20Rc1w%20Rb1n%20Rb2n%20Rb3n%0A2b%20eh6w%20eg6w%20ce6w%20ef6x%20cd5w%0A3w%20Cd7e%20Ce7e%20De5w)

Title: Re: Puzzle composition challenge
Post by JimmSlimm on Aug 6^th, 2014, 11:44pm

That's impressive, clyring!

Title: Re: Puzzle composition challenge
Post by kzb52 on Aug 7^th, 2014, 12:29am

Here's two more:

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/notconv/old/boardimg.php?orient=n&size=300&imgtype=jpeg&ranks=1E5c/4DerR/6dD/7C////

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/notconv/old/boardimg.php?orient=n&size=300&imgtype=jpeg&ranks=/2M3cD/6Rc/5r1R/3e//4E/ (Second position added a few days later)

As a fun mini-puzzle, why is the h5 rabbit necessary in the second position?

Title: Re: Puzzle composition challenge
Post by aaaa on Aug 7^th, 2014, 12:02pm

on 08/07/14 at 00:29:55, kzb52 wrote:

Here's another one:

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/notconv/old/boardimg.php?orient=n&size=300&imgtype=jpeg&ranks=1E5c/4DerR/6dD/7C////

That's a very nice one, as the move allowing immobilization doesn't sacrifice the elephant.