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Hi All,

Does anyone have the time and energy to extend PBeM connect4 to make double connect4. The only difference to the basic rules is that each player places 2 pieces each turn. The only exception to that is player1 places 1 piece on their first turn.

I have played it with a few people and it is much more exciting than standard connect4. There are many more traps to set, I have never managed to get a draw and you never get that bit where you are just alternately filling up a column till one of you loses.

I could try it myself, but sadly I have neither the build system nor the time. I'm hoping there might be someone like a bored computer science student on this list that could do it ;). I'd be more than happy to help with testing.

Thanks,
	wookie.


P.s. Example game P1 = X P2 = O

A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .			Xs	Os
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .		    1	D	E E
. . . X . . .		    2	C E	B D
				    3	C D	B C
A B C D E F G		    4	B B	A D
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .				Win
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . O . .
. . . X O . .

A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . X . .
. . . . O . .
. . X X O . .

A B C D E F G
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . X . .
. . . O O . .
. O X X O . .

A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . X X . .
. . X O O . .
. O X X O . .

A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . O X X . .
. O X O O . .
. O X X O . .	

A B C D E F G
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. X . . . . .
 X O X X . .
. O X O O . .
. O X X O . .

A B C D E F G
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. . . . . . .
. X . O . . .
. X O X X . .
. O X O O . .
O O X X O . .	Os Win