[Icehouse] 5th Stash :)

[Timothy Hunt]

On 7/16/07, David Artman <david at davidartman.com> wrote:
> > From: "Timothy Hunt" <games at timothy.org.uk>
> > ...Martian Chess boards, you could play 6 player MC.
>
> MINOR correction of Tim--hate to do it, buddy; but in the interest of
> accuracy....

Minor correction of David, but in the interest of accuracy, I'm
Timothy not Tim ;) ;) ;)

>
> 6-player Martian Chess only requires 4 stashes:

Well, yes.  This is true.  Which means it can be played with 5 too :)

> 6 players * 3 stacks per player = 18 stacks
> 18 stacks / 5 stacks per stash = 3.6 stashes ~ 4 stashes.
>
>
> > Ryan, RE why go to 10 colors...
>

And another reason.  I prefer to play Zendo in the traditional 4
colours, but I also play with some colour blind people on occasion.
(I have even had a student that I didn't realise was colour blind
until, entirely in the spirit of the game, asked "Master, do you
consider this pyramid to be green or red?"  Made us all smile)

Timothy