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Hex Dodo. Racing Kings on a pyramidal board. (9x10, Cells: 47) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Kuyan Judith wrote on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 10:02 AM UTC:
How are the top squares connected to the rest of the board? Based on a cube count, I assume that the board is 2D. So the 'cubes' are functionally hexes (hence the name, I assume). So why call them 'cubes'?

John Smith wrote on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 10:35 PM UTC:
Because the graphical representation looks better that way and I want the graphical representation to match what I call them. Imagine it as a real pyramid of cubes, of which only half of the surface of which is played on. I had to make the moves hex-like because the standard moves translated were ugly.

John Smith wrote on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 11:01 PM UTC:
Oops. I forgot to answer your first question. The top cubes are orthogonally connected to the highest cube of the rest of the board. I visually disconnected them so you could see the rest of the board is a pyramid.

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