What I wrote in the other thread of this nature (i.e. "Shoot, now I can't have a re-election.").
Shoot, I can't have a re-election now.
I have a further question (see above post (the above post written by me) for my credentials--it says that I am your shadow and an observer (that is, I make relevant observations for the benefit of others) for the Daily Observatory):
Since you look exactly like Ralph Brown, how can you claim to be handsomer than he is?
Why don't you post it now so that we can suggest any tweaks before you finish it up.
I'm your reflection shadow and an observer (that is, I make relevant observations for the benefit of others) for the Daily Observatory:
My question is: "How can such an old guy be so good looking?"
No worries, I was just joking around. I think the 21st century is in a pretty bad state, but looking at history, one can see that new and good eras spring out of bad ones, so though we may be in a bad situation, things will turn around in the future.
January 24:
A.D. 41: Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor.
A.D. 1076: King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII (is that even possible? What does that mean, anyway?) at the Synod of Worms.
A.D. 1568: William of Orange is declared an outlaw by the Duke of Alva.
generalfrevious said:
What would be the worst era in human history? Would it be the present, WWII, the Middle Ages, the stone age, or some other time period I haven't mentioned?
For me, I would say WWII (use of nuclear weapons in war, genocide, tens of millions dying, etc.) or the present (us political polarization, climate change wiping out all life by 2100, the rise of police states in the western world)
WRONG THREAD!!
You should have posted this in the historical discussion thread. I made that thread for a reason you know, not as a thread that people could ignore so they could make their own, plagiaristic threads. My thread is all-encompassing so we don't need more than one thread about history.
darth_ender said:
Alright, I'm sorry once again that you did all that work and I wasn't able to play. Busy day, and when I thought I had a few moments and wrote a couple other replies, a sudden serious challenge came up at work and kept me busy for a while longer. I didn't get home till almost 10:00, close to 15 hours after leaving home.
Don't worry about it. I had a busy evening, so I wouldn't have been able to play either, even if you could have.
Anyway, I guess I should have seen your plan because it was wise and I guess I wasn't paying attention. It was good work, and I'm a little bummed that I made you reconsider your work. But now I know your secret, so I guess we'll have to play the other route. It looks like a viable strategy as well.
Oh, well, I think I can make this strategy work too.
P*2c
S-3c
You know, now thinking about it, if you don't like the direction this is going, we can try for the other, and I'll commit to my original plan of dropping a pawn at 5d, though I know the dangers of doing so.
I think I'm fine with just continuing as we are. If we went back, you'd know what my plan was, so you might be able to stop me before I can execute it fully. I *think* the way I'm going will work just fine. :)
Yeah, me too...
But the one time I'm away from my computer for more than twelve hours, Frink Ric comes back and makes almost 30 posts.
One of your funerals? How many are you planning to have?
Here's a great place for making bookmarks for the OT.com community:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Community-Bookmarks/topic/16081/
OK, here goes:
If you had dropped your pawn, the board would look like this (your pieces in bold):
---G-
S-KS-
-G---
PPP-G
S-KS-
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PP/P
Then I would have taken your pawn (in square 4d, not the one you dropped).
---G-
S-KS-
-G---
PSP-G
--KS-
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PP/PP
I would expect you to (a) take my piece, (b) move another piece, or (c) move your gold general out of the way. If (a), I would have taken your gold general with my king. If (b), I would have taken your gold general. If (c), I would have continued with my S-2d move. In all three scenarios, I would accomplish my goal. Here is what the board would have looked like after each scenario:
(a (after two moves*)):
---G-
S-KS-
-----
PKP-G
---S-
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PPS/PPG
(b (after two moves*)--for the sake of example, I moved the silver general on the right):
---G-
S-K--
-S-S-
P-P-G
--KS-
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PP/PPG
Continuing with (b (for two more moves), and assuming you took my silver general with your silver, I would have dropped a pawn in front of it (4d):
---G-
--K--
-S-S-
PPP-G
--KS-
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PPS/PG
(c (after two moves*)--assuming you moved your gold general straight backwards):
---G-
SGKS-
-----
PSPSG
--K--
-G---
captured pieces (yours/mine): PP/PP
Hopefully that all makes sense. I think that we should continue on with my alternate move (S-2d) now that you know what I was going to do, unless you don't think the outcome will be any different if I continue as originally planned.
Yes, there we go. ;)
Hey, you're not allowed to edit your post without pointing it out, otherwise you make me look silly!
January 23:
A.D. 638: The Islamic calendar begins.
A.D. 1265: The first English Parliament convenes.
A.D. 1492: The first printing of the Torah/Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible).
Lots of other important things happened, but I'll save them for next year.
Don't write that about Frink! If he gets banned, how will he ever reach 30,000 posts? He isn't always a troll and I agree with him that thejediwithawaytoolongusername should go away!
;)
Alright, I'll make my move S-2d instead, but I'll tell you what I would have done had you made that move and you can tell me if it would still have been a bad choice or not.
After you had dropped your pawn, I would have taken your pawn on 4d with my silver general. If you then took my silver with your gold general I would have taken it with my king. If you dropped your captured silver general on 5c, I would have moved my king out of the way, and would have accomplished my goal.
If you hadn't, I would have taken your gold general with my silver.
If you had moved your gold back, I would have achieved what I was trying to do, and would have continued on.
If that makes sense, how would you have taken me down in those scenarios? I imagine you could have countered my moves with clever pawn drops or something, but I think I'll learn fastest if the flaws even in strategies that don't come into play are pointed out.
S-5e
I like being able to plan ahead and not having to worry about long range pieces. I found I focused too much on them when they were present. They were less predictable and covered a lot of the board. I also have to worry less about keeping pieces between my king and your pieces, since none of them can move more than one square at a time. Because of that I feel more comfortable pushing farther into your side of the board instead of backing myself into a corner trying to defend myself.
K-3e
Yes, it does take a while to get going. I personally like it because I like a slow-paced game.
P*3d
G-1d
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" by ABBA
P-2c, check
Gx2d