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Puzzle 52
« on: Apr 8th, 2010, 12:46pm »
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I haven't looked at the puzzles for a while, but for some reason puzzle 52 just showed up in my Google alert for Arimaa.  http://arimaa.com/arimaa/puzzles/show.cgi?p=p52
 
It appears to me that after the given key move for silver, Gold can delay the goal with cat to e2.  The extra two steps don't give Gold a win, but I can't make it goal in two or even three if Gold defends with elephant to e2.  I do, however, like the principle of puzzles which demand a split between attack and defense.
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Re: Puzzle 52
« Reply #1 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 1:43pm »
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Yes I would introduce material gain puzzles, where the number of moves(turns) is hard to measure.
Both my puzzles (http://arimaa.com/arimaa/puzzles/show.cgi?p=p48 and http://arimaa.com/arimaa/puzzles/show.cgi?p=p51 as well this one should belong there ... it surely is not goal in 2).
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Re: Puzzle 52
« Reply #2 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 3:22pm »
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There's no goal in 3 on move 29s.
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Re: Puzzle 52
« Reply #3 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 6:13pm »
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I'm very sorry I posted this puzzle, I got it wrong.
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Sorry about that one thing.
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Re: Puzzle 52
« Reply #4 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 2:08am »
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on Apr 8th, 2010, 6:13pm, 722caasi wrote:
I'm very sorry I posted this puzzle, I got it wrong.

At the very least you made people think, that's never a bad thing.  Wink
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Re: Puzzle 52
« Reply #5 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 5:49am »
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on Apr 8th, 2010, 6:13pm, 722caasi wrote:
I'm very sorry I posted this puzzle, I got it wrong.

No worries; keep trying.  We need more puzzles.  If I have one recommendation, it would just be to post into the analysis forum every time you add a new puzzle, not just so that folks can double-check, but also so that we all know there is something new to enjoy.  Smiley
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