scrambled eggs: ooh, I like the reversi idea!
Parity is one of the most important parts of the strategy. In short, the concept of parity is about getting the last move in every empty region in the end-game, and thereby increasing the number of stable discs.
The concept of parity led to a change in the perception of the game, as it led to distinct strategies for playing black and white. It forced black to play more aggressive moves and gave white the opportunity to stay calm and focus on keeping the parity. As a result the opening books and mid-game were focused on black being the "attacker" and white being the "defender".
For the endgame (the last 20 or so moves of the game) the strategies will typically change. Special techniques such as sweeping, gaining access, and the details of move-order can have a large impact on the outcome of the game. Actual counting of discs in the very final stages is often critical, and in human play an inaccurate choice for disk differential can be better than an accurate one in terms of the expected outcome.
backgammon is fun, but I kind of feel like the better metaphor should be reversi/othello.
That's what I was thinking.
Watching season 3's Left Behind where Hurley is training Sawyer to be a leader. I wonder if Hurley is destined to one day finally fully take that mantle upon himself. Or if he works best behind the scenes. Either as a Richard or even a Jacob. I'd love to see him continue on from Mile's "so...that's great", rather than get shunted back to behind the scenes in favor of Jack or Sawyer. But being Leo McGarry isn't small potatoes.
Did Hurley get a Jacob number?
Theresa (gonna have to get used to that!)
4: Locke
8: Reyes
15: Ford
16: Jarrah
23: Shephard
42: Kwon
Yup. "Reyes - 8"
Edit: Cross post. Ah well.
Thanks! I wonder if the order of the numbers is the order of precedence for consideration....
Twoppers were speculating that the Kwon's will be the answer to everything/the new Adam and Eve who will start the whole process over again
::BSG flashback::
hair of the dog: I'm skipping all over the place, now I'm in season 1.
Aw, I miss the Sayid/Kate flirtations.
Michael's not annoying yet, Sawyer is unrecognizable, but at least he hasn't hit the absolute loathsome low that made me actually give up on the character and possibly quit watching the show.
awww, Kate's first coming-out-of-the-blue to split of a Jack/Sawyer argument.
