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Game: Starlet and her faithful Dogs
 
Implemented by Ingo Althöfer, 2003-01-25
11 variants

Breakthrough / Race
2-player
Asymmetric

download 12 K
 
 

Variation on Buffalo/Prairie invented by Alex Randolph (1975).

Two players move in turn:
* The Dream-Team tries to catch or to immobilize all Bulls.
* The Stampede tries to get a Bull down on the first row.
Draws are not possible.
 
In contrast to the game of Buffalo, there is no 'Indian', but a horse named Starlet. Starlet moves like a knight in chess. The dogs, including the individualistic one, move like queens in chess. The Bulls can only rush forward.
 
In contrast to the Indian in Buffalo, Starlet is allowed to cross both rivers. The dogs are not able to swim, and thus always have to stay between the waters.
 
 
Starlet was the last horse of my wife Beate, before she had to exchange saddle for wheel-chair.
 
 
When playing Starlet with two persons, you should change sides after each game. A hint for the Dream Team: Don't be too active with the dogs. Use them mainly to block the Bulls on the lowest possible squares. A hint for the Stampede: It is a straightforward idea to rush with the most exterior Bulls. However, it seems to be more effective first to run with the Bulls on files b und j. When dogs try to block them they may become obstacles for other dogs who later have to block the most exterior Bulls.
 
With each variant the task for the Dream Team becomes more difficult. In 'Random Bulls' the Bulls don't have a strategy. Therefore they are allowed to start from rather advanced positions.

 

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