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Subject: Re: Board games and mathematical complexity: a poll

Author: Sandi Ordinario

Date: 09:23:22 12/11/02

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On December 11, 2002 at 12:00:12, Edward Seid wrote:

>Please rank the following games in order of mathematical (programming)
>complexity.  Also, if you can, provide a degree of magnitude to quantify your
>ranking.
>
>Western Chess
>Shogi
>Go
>Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
>Othello
>
>Also, feel free to add any other games I didn't include.

Hi,
Since I know a little something about these games I will try to rank them by
complexity from my point of view. Ten is highest or most complex.

       Western Chess -   10
                Go   -    9 or 9.5
            Xianggi  -    7
               Shogi -    4
             Othello _    2

Sandi

• Western Chess more complex than Go? Edward Seid 09:35:19 12/11/02
  • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Sandi Ordinario 08:47:45 12/13/02
  • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 11:04:19 12/11/02
    • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Maurizio De Leo 14:39:12 12/11/02
      • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 05:42:36 12/12/02
        • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 16:08:46 12/12/02
          • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 07:53:27 12/13/02
            • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Nicolas GUIBERT 08:57:07 12/13/02
              • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 13:49:05 12/13/02
                • Seki means a stalemate or stand off. Mark Young 11:47:38 12/14/02
                  • Re: Seki means a stalemate or stand off. Gian-Carlo Pascutto 06:26:24 12/15/02
                • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 21:37:24 12/13/02
            • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 08:25:23 12/13/02
          • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Peter McKenzie 17:22:58 12/12/02
            • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 07:04:13 12/13/02
              • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Peter McKenzie 11:22:16 12/13/02
                • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 21:34:09 12/13/02
        • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Maurizio De Leo 06:08:25 12/12/02
          • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 06:20:59 12/12/02
            • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Maurizio De Leo 12:40:35 12/12/02
              • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 13:55:28 12/13/02
                • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Maurizio De Leo 16:40:43 12/13/02
              • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 16:10:07 12/12/02
                • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Vincent Diepeveen 14:01:21 12/13/02
                  • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 21:31:44 12/13/02
                  • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Maurizio De Leo 16:45:08 12/13/02
                    • Re: Western Chess more complex than Go? Robert Hyatt 21:32:39 12/13/02

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