[pbmserv] Fox And Geese

[Luke Pebody <ltp1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk>]

If this is implemented, I think the game-title online should be
dalmationpiratesandvolgabulgars move drp <password> <move>!

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Mark Ballinger wrote:

> I have a book that has this as "Dalmation Pirates and Volga Bulgars".  A google search on this title turns up with references to "Fox and Geese".
>
> -mark
>
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 05:46:53PM -0800, Eric Shultz wrote:
> > Most likely, it's either Fox and Geese, or Fox and
> > Sheep.  I've seen both.  There's also a name that
> > relates to Pirates, I think.  If it has a proper name,
> > I've not heard it.
> >
> > Someone should put it on the server though.  It's a
> > classic.
> >
> > Eric
> > swift
> >
> >
> > --- jumandb@chello.se wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm looking for the name of a game that I only know
> > > the Swedish name for
> > > which directly translates to Foxgame.
> > >
> > > The game board looks like this :
> > >
> > >           +---------+
> > >           |F - O - F|
> > >           || \ | / ||              S = Sheep
> > >           |O - O - O|
> > >           || / | \ ||              F = Fox
> > >    O - O - O - O - O - O - O
> > >    | \ | / | \ | / | \ | / |       O = Not vacant
> > > slot
> > >    S - S - S - S - S - S - S
> > >    | / | \ | / | \ | / | \ |
> > >    S - S - S - S - S - S - S
> > >            | \ | / |
> > >            S - S - S
> > >            | / | \ |
> > >            S - S - S
> > >
> > > The goal for the one playing the Sheeps is to fill
> > > the 9 holes in the
> > > top of the cross and the goal for the one playing
> > > the Foxes is to make
> > > sure the Sheep player can't.
> > >
> > > The foxes removes sheeps from the board by jumping
> > > over them and the
> > > sheeps removes the foxes by getting them cornered so
> > > they can't move at
> > > all.
> > >
> > > There are some more details about the rules of this
> > > game but does anyone
> > > recognize it and can give me it's English name?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > juman
> > >
> > >
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