[Icehouse] Martian Backgammon question.

[Jorge Arroyo]

We played another game and this time we did as you, but if the re-entry 
point is a regular spot of the board, maybe pieces there should also be 
stacked by size and then moved smallest first... I guess all the 
possible variations make sense in a way...

Is there an official rule about this?

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| Jorge Arroyo
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On Oct 23, 2006, at 5:15 AM, rabbit at rabbitcave.com wrote:

> I'm very very fond of martian backgammon.  I say no to the "do you 
> have to
> bring the dead ones in first" -- we always play that you can choose to
> leave one in the dead zone for strategic reasons.  And no, we don't 
> play
> that order is important when bringing them back in.  And yes, the
> stockpile is just for making it all look cool on your volcano board.
>
> I think this is honestly one of the best medium-weight icehouse games.
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>    Tonight we tried this game for the first time and there was one
>> thing that wasn't very clear to us. When a piece is stepped on and
>> moved to the re-entry point, must the other player move it before
>> moving any other piece? (like in regular backgammon). Also, if
>> multiple pieces are eaten, is the order important? (will the way they
>> are stacked in the reentry point matter when the player is about to
>> move?)
>>
>>    We actually played that eaten pieces were left outside the board,
>> then the player moved the pieces into the board in any order after
>> rolling (with 1 being the reentry point). This movement had to follow
>> the placement rules...
>>
>>    Also, the reentry point of one player is part of the stockpile of
>> the other player. I'm guessing this doesn't really matter and doesn't
>> affect gameplay at all. Am I right?
>>
>>    Thanks!
>>
>> -Jorge
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