Re: [pbmserv] Triangular games

[Cameron Browne <cameronb@optusnet.com.au>]

> Chinese Checkers.  You probably think of that one as a hexagon grid, 
> but what is the difference?

The difference is that a triangular grid is composed of triangles, 
while a hexagonal grid is composed of hexagons.

Triangular grid: six cells meet per intersection.

----+-----+-----+-----+-
   / \   / \   / \   / \
\ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
-+-----+-----+-----+----
/ \   / \   / \   / \
   \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
----+-----+-----+-----+-
   / \   / \   / \   / \
\ /   \ /   \ /   \ /
-+-----+-----+-----+----

Hexagonal grid: three cells meet per intersection.

--+      +--+      +-
   \    /    \    /
    +--+      +--+
   /    \    /    \
--+      +--+      +-
   \    /    \    /
    +--+      +--+
   /    \    /    \
--+      +--+      +-
   \    /    \    /

Huuuuuuuge difference. They are actually duals of each other.

Cameron