Re: [pbmserv] Broadcast from kiwibill via PBM Server

["David J Bush" <twixt@cstone.net>]

| Does anyone know WHY the rule was introduced into Hexade, that
| the attainment of a winning combination must be retained for one more turn?

If you really want to know why, you should ask the inventor, Christian
Freeling. Here is his web page for Hexade:

http://www.mindsports.net/CompleteGames/Other/Hexade.html

It says there that initially the "perfect six" rule was not part of the
game, but was added later.

His email should be available somewhere on the website.

| It seems most un-game-like to me; I don't know of any other game where
| "you don't win when you win", and I can't really see what is the purpose of
| it is.  It doesn't seem as if it would be too easy to win, without the rule.
| 
| Does anyone know why this rule was inserted into the game?
| 
| IMHO it spoils an otherwise neat little game.

It seems Hexade was deliberately intended to be a tactical game.
Since the "perfect six" rule adds more tactics, it sounds like an
improvement to me.