Hare and Hounds challenge

The Game Room
21

Me (and septimus, by proxy) can take over from here, if you’d like:


  O-O-O
 /|\|/|\
O-D-D-D-R
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-O

And again, by symmetry, both of the Hare’s options are identical strategically, so I’ll take the liberty of picking one:


  O-O-R
 /|\|/|\
O-D-D-D-O
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-O

Which is followed by:


  O-O-R
 /|\|/|\
O-D-D-O-O
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-D
22

If I do rabbit to left, it leads to the same position as in post 9, which loses. Diagonally to the right also loses quickly. So I guess I’ll move down.


  O-O-O
 /|\|/|\
O-D-D-R-O
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-D
23

Left hound up.


  
  D-O-O
 /|\|/|\
O-O-D-R-O
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-D
24

That is the same position as post 8. R up leads to post 9 which loses. R right loses easily after the center dog moves diagonally to give


  
  D-O-D
 /|\|/|\
O-O-O-O-R
 \|/|\|/
  O-O-D

So I agree that Snifit’s variant to DCnDC’s ideal play leads to a win for the hounds.

25

Fair enough. I stand corrected.

It was fun taking all of the fun out of this game with y’all. Anyone got another game?