Re: [pbmserv] Triangular games

[John Williams <williams@tni.com>]

Rings on this server is played on the vertices of a hexagonal grid,
so that may fit your requirements.

~ John Williams


On Fri, 4 Nov 2005, Cameron Browne wrote:

>
> >Chinese Checkers.  You probably think of that one as a hexagon grid,
> >but what is the difference?
>
> The difference is that a triangular grid is composed of triangles,
> while a hexagonal grid is composed of hexagons.
>
> Triangular grid: six cells meet per intersection.
>
> ----+-----+-----+-----+-
>     / \   / \   / \   / \
> \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
> -+-----+-----+-----+----
> / \   / \   / \   / \
>     \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
> ----+-----+-----+-----+-
>     / \   / \   / \   / \
> \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
> -+-----+-----+-----+----
>
> Hexagonal grid: three cells meet per intersection.
>
> --+      +--+      +-
>     \    /    \    /
>      +--+      +--+
>     /    \    /    \
> --+      +--+      +-
>     \    /    \    /
>      +--+      +--+
>     /    \    /    \
> --+      +--+      +-
>     \    /    \    /
>
> Huuuuuuuge difference. They are actually duals of each other.
>
> Cameron