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Re: [pbmserv] Stymie Help file

'Twas 09:11 AM -0500 on Thursday 1/29/2004 when Reed, Jim wrote: 
I have two minor points and one real question about the game.  First, the
real question:

When one player choses to make a single move, is the other player *required*
to make a triple move, or does he have the option of making a single or
double move?

The rule says "may". The player may make a triple move, or make a double (normal) move, or may even make a single move. If they make a single move, the other player now may make a triple move.

Now the minor points:

The second sentence refers to the "Chameleon" challenge command.

A little editing error by Cameron.

The help states that the board size has to be within the range 3..12, but
the example game appears to be size 15.  Then again, maybe it's size 8.
Does the size indicate the number of octagons in each row/column?

Yes, size refers to the number of octagons. There are size^2 octagons and (size-1)^2 squares.

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