[Icehouse] Alternate Volcano Setups

[TheLoneGoldfish]

Didn't really think of that... but I suppose you could still have the caps
on the red pieces...

On 11/30/06, James Hazelton <jameshazelton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'll have to try that!  One question though.  Is it meant to still be
> played with the caps initially on the red pieces, or are you suggesting that
> the caps follow the traditional diagonal line, regardless of what colour
> they start on?
>
> On 11/30/06, TheLoneGoldfish <thelonegoldfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So over the short time I've been playing volcano, I've noticed that in
> > the standard setup, the colors just to the left and right of the line
> > crossing the center are rarely taken... I guess this could be intentional to
> > let the game go a little longer, but their position makes them significantly
> > less attractive than the middle row and edges.
> >
> > So I was thinking of some other setups, and while I've come up with a
> > whole bunch of pretty and geometrically satisfying variants, I think I've
> > found one that should make for an interesting and possibly more balanced
> > game...
> >
> > I've attached the image of the concept (it's only 12k), basically, each
> > color is placed in such a way as to be unable to land on itself 2 spaces one
> > direction, turn right, one more space.
> >
> > I don't know how it will play, but I think it will solve the color
> > equity problem...
> >
> >
> > -Evan
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