rlw@IDA.ORG (Richard Wexelblat) (04/01/91)
In article <91090.130516ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET> ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET writes: >I'd like to know the name of the following game. If anybody know it please >send me a note. >Two player write two sign ( O X ) on an infinite board. The goal is to make >5 sign. The game is like tic-tac-toe but not 3 but 5 sign, and the board is >not 3X3 but infinite. >If you do not know the game but you like it let's play on E-mail. Go-moku or Runjyu ----------------- Another comment: In 1961 I wrote a playing/learning program (based on Samuel's Checker-learning method) for this game. It (almost) ran on a computer now known as UNIVAC I but then known a THE UNIVAC. Does anyone have an earlier instance? -- --Dick Wexelblat (rlw@ida.org) 703 845 6601 Can you accept an out of state sanity check?
karln@uunet.uu.net (04/02/91)
In article <1991Apr1.130740.19670@IDA.ORG> rlw@IDA.ORG.UUCP (Richard Wexelblat) writes: >In article <91090.130516ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET> ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET writes: >>I'd like to know the name of the following game. If anybody know it please >>send me a note. >>Two player write two sign ( O X ) on an infinite board. The goal is to make >>5 sign. The game is like tic-tac-toe but not 3 but 5 sign, and the board is >>not 3X3 but infinite. >>If you do not know the game but you like it let's play on E-mail. > >Go-moku or Runjyu >----------------- >Another comment: In 1961 I wrote a playing/learning program (based on >Samuel's Checker-learning method) for this game. It (almost) ran on a >computer now known as UNIVAC I but then known a THE UNIVAC. > >Does anyone have an earlier instance? I thought you could buy a board game with those rules called 'PENTA' Karl karln!karln@uunet.uu.net
ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET (04/03/91)
I have received a mail from someone at uiansmx: >I know this game ...sure, lets play. >I know Go too. OK but I couldn't send you any mail because I couldn't not figure out your address.
pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown) (04/05/91)
karln@uunet.uu.net writes: >In article <1991Apr1.130740.19670@IDA.ORG> rlw@IDA.ORG.UUCP (Richard Wexelblat) writes: >>In article <91090.130516ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET> ASNXS@ASUACAD.BITNET writes: >>>I'd like to know the name of the following game. If anybody know it please >>>send me a note. >>>Two player write two sign ( O X ) on an infinite board. The goal is to make >>>5 sign. The game is like tic-tac-toe but not 3 but 5 sign, and the board is >>>not 3X3 but infinite. >>>If you do not know the game but you like it let's play on E-mail. >> >>Go-moku or Runjyu >>----------------- >>Another comment: In 1961 I wrote a playing/learning program (based on >>Samuel's Checker-learning method) for this game. It (almost) ran on a >>computer now known as UNIVAC I but then known a THE UNIVAC. >> >>Does anyone have an earlier instance? > I thought you could buy a board game with those rules called 'PENTA' "PENTE" is what you are thinking of. The game goes back to ancient Greece. -- "Why can't I be you?" - Robert Smith "Why can't he be you?" - Patsy Cline "Why can't you be you?" - `Seven Faces of Eve' Pete Ashdown pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com ...uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown