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OT: two player Sudoku
user name
2006-08-16 07:26:56
Very cool Phillip..  but you've asked for it now!  My Mum
is a strong Sodoku
player and I shall set her onto you =P

That is... if I could find the game   It's
not listed in the games menu
in Windows Live Messenger.

On 8/16/06, Phillip Kerman <listsphillipkerman.com>
wrote:
>
> I say off topic, because I built this without FCS/FMS. 
It runs inside MSN
> Messenger--feel free to invite me to a game at
sudoku9000hotmail.com.  I
> believe, too, you have to select it via the games tab
in Messenger--it's
> called "Sudoku Too".
>
> It was a very interesting challenge to make a
responsive game under very
> restrictive limitations: no more than 2 packets a
second passed between
> players; and each packet had to be under 1500 bytes. 
Sure does make you
> long for FCS!  I don't want to diss all the other
limitations of working
> in
> a chat environment, but believe me, it was restrictive.
>
> There are two modes of play:
>
> Cooperative, where both players work on the same
puzzle.  This was
> actually
> the much harder technical challenge.  Mainly keeping
the two boards in
> synch
> was tricky.
>
> Competitive, where the two players take turns to
complete the board.  You
> can enter up to 3 cells during your timed turn. 
Correct cells are awarded
> points... and the player who completes the majority of
a single row,
> column,
> and block gets more points.
>
>
> Anyway, I'd be glad to play a game with anyone and
chat about it at the
> same
> time.  By the way, I don't think I got much better at
playing Sudoku
> despite
> working on this project since March.  And... I took out
all the cheats (in
> there for testing) so I don't have an unfair
advantage.
>
> Thanks,
> Phillip
>
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OT: two player Sudoku
user name
2006-08-16 13:31:14
It's not fully propagated yet--sorry.  It should be fully
available this
morning.

Thanks,
Phillip

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounceschattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Cliff Rowley
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> Subject: Re: [FlashComm] OT: two player Sudoku
> 
> Very cool Phillip..  but you've asked for it now!  My
Mum is a strong
Sodoku
> player and I shall set her onto you =P
> 
> That is... if I could find the game   It's
not listed in the games menu
> in Windows Live Messenger.
> 
> On 8/16/06, Phillip Kerman <listsphillipkerman.com> wrote:
> >
> > I say off topic, because I built this without
FCS/FMS.  It runs inside
MSN
> > Messenger--feel free to invite me to a game at
sudoku9000hotmail.com.
I
> > believe, too, you have to select it via the games
tab in Messenger--it's
> > called "Sudoku Too".
> >
> > It was a very interesting challenge to make a
responsive game under very
> > restrictive limitations: no more than 2 packets a
second passed between
> > players; and each packet had to be under 1500
bytes.  Sure does make you
> > long for FCS!  I don't want to diss all the other
limitations of working
> > in
> > a chat environment, but believe me, it was
restrictive.
> >
> > There are two modes of play:
> >
> > Cooperative, where both players work on the same
puzzle.  This was
> > actually
> > the much harder technical challenge.  Mainly
keeping the two boards in
> > synch
> > was tricky.
> >
> > Competitive, where the two players take turns to
complete the board.
You
> > can enter up to 3 cells during your timed turn. 
Correct cells are
awarded
> > points... and the player who completes the
majority of a single row,
> > column,
> > and block gets more points.
> >
> >
> > Anyway, I'd be glad to play a game with anyone
and chat about it at the
> > same
> > time.  By the way, I don't think I got much
better at playing Sudoku
> > despite
> > working on this project since March.  And... I
took out all the cheats
(in
> > there for testing) so I don't have an unfair
advantage.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Phillip
> >
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