Octopus Overlords

That's what I get for posting at 02:00 with an abstraction of an abstration. Shrug. At least it means people will be less like to give raven points in the end game.

Nice of me to screw up "correcting" LMs move by reading the north and reversing my rows and columns. again. sigh.

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v XX XX 2v 3< XX XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< XX
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX XX 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
1 3's
2 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
1 3's
3 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
1 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
3 3's
0 2's
3 1's

Score: 1



Move: B2, 3 South
No Score Change

Remus West wrote:Nice of me to screw up "correcting" LMs move by reading the north and reversing my rows and columns. again. sigh.
Move: B2, 3 South
No Score Change

That was B1, oh Math Teacher.

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v XX XX 2v 3< XX XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< XX
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
3 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
1 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
1 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
3 1's

Score: 1


Move: B8, 3 North
No Scoring Change

(note: I counted pieces on the board and adjusted inventories)

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v XX XX 2v 3< 3< XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< XX
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
3 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
1 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
3 1's

Score: 1


Move: G1, 3 West
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v XX XX 2v 3< 3< XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
3 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
3 1's

Score: 1


Move: H6, 3 South
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
3 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: C1, 1 West
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< XX
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: G2, 2 West
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
2 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: H1, 2 West
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX 2v
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
2 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: H5, 2 South
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ XX 2v
6 XX 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
1 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
1 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: B6, 3 East
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 XX 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
1 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: G5, 1 North
No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 XX 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
2 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
1 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: H2, 2 North
No Scoring Change

And I'll likely not post again until Friday.

Time for me to start handing out points, then

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< XX 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 XX 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
1 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
1 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: H3, 1 North
Lord Mortis +1, Shinjin -2

(I'm soo, going to lose )

And I didn't realize until just now that my earlier move at E8 was a bad one. I should have pointed North (duh).

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 XX 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
2 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 2

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
1 1's

Score: -4

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: D1, 3 West
No score change.

I think I corrected the scores from Shinjin's move, but since all my other "corrections" have been wrong.....

Shinjin wrote:Lord Mortis +1, Shinjin -2

Thanks. I noted the change, but forgot to make it.

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
1 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 2

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
1 1's

Score: -4

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: A6 2South
No score change.

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< XX 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
1 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
1 2's
1 1's

Score: -3

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: G3 1 East
Shinjin +1 Lordmortis -1

Finally, someone gives me a point

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v XX 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
1 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 1

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: -3

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
2 1's

Score: 1


Move: F8 2 West
No change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v 1^ 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 XX 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
1 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 2

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: -3

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 0


Move: E5, 1 North
LordMortis +1, Remus West -1

So my opponent will get +2 and I get -3...

Unless I use my own space.

Whichever player points at Remus will get -3 (two options)
Whichever player points at Shinjin will get -3 (one space)
If I leave mine open, whoever points at me gets -3 (one space)

You all have 1 pt pieces so whoever you point at gets +1.

Therefore, unless I lose points, the maximum you guys can get is +2 from the other 2 players, Minus your own move.

LordMortis must lose points as he cannot aim at himself.
Remus and Shinjin could have safe spots.

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v 1^ 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 2> 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ XX

Chaosraven
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 2

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: -3

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 0


Move: A8, 2 East

As LM will get no more positive points, I believe I am best served by using my own space.

No Scoring Change

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v 1^ 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 2> 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ 1<

Chaosraven
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: -1

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: -2

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 0


My move doesn't really matter so

Move: H8,1 West

Shinjin +1 , LordMortis -3

I learned quite a bit (beyond not posting at 02:30 after the bar and pointing the wrong way for no particular reason) and would like to try this again if there's any interest.

LordMortis wrote:My move doesn't really matter so

Well, other than to bury me embarrassingly deep in the hole

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 1> 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v 1^ 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 2> 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ 1<

Chaosraven
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: -1

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: -5

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
1 1's

Score: 1




Move: A1, 1 East

Shinjin -3 , Remus West +1

Aye, a good game. Congrats to Chaosraven

_AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 1> 3v 1< 3< 2v 3< 3< 2<
2 3> 2> 2> 3v 1v <3 <2 2^
3 1v 00 1> 44 <1 00 1> 1^
4 3v 2> 3^ 1^ 1< 1< <2 <3
5 2> 2> 2v 3v 1^ 2^ ^1 2v
6 v2 3> 2v 1v 3< 3< 2< 3v
7 3> 1> 1> 44 2< 3< 2< 3<
8 2> 3^ 1^ 1^ 1< 2< 3^ 1<

Chaosraven
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: 3


LordMortis
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: -1

Shinjin
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: -5

Remus West
0 3's
0 2's
0 1's

Score: 1




Move: A3 ; 1 South
No Score Change

Good Game all. I blame LM for my not winning.

I want to play this again. Any interested people?

Remus West wrote:I want to play this again. Any interested people?

This looks cool. I've never played before, but will give it a shot.

I'll play again

I would love to try it again but I think I am already in too deep with paying attention to online games right now.