Re: dots and boxes: "descending staircase" variant.

On Mar 27, 11:33 pm, nickobe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> Let's say that you're playing on a grid that has a total of N boxes up
> for grabs. The very first captured box is worth N points, the second
> captured box is worth N-1 points, the third captured box is worth N-2,
> etc.
>
> The idea here is that players won't be able to play for just the last
> move, so the game won't be completely about parity.

Perhaps another play-by-forum game after the old one is done? I wish
dots and boxes would be "fixed" so that it was possible to play on
larger boards without the first moves being meaningless... but somehow
I think this idea needs a little more work. It's good for a dream
(most dream games  are inconsistent and too weird to put into print
IME!)