You now have an iron-clad excuse to get out of playing checkers with your little brother. The game has been solved after 20 years of non-stop computing by University of Alberta games expert Jonathan Schaeffer. Gluttons for punishment can bash their heads against Chinook and try for the best possible outcome: a draw.
Checkers joins Connect Four, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Quarto in the pantheon of solved games. The mathematical solution for Candy Land, meanwhile, remains elusive. "Most importantly," said Schaeffer, "and I cannot stress this enough-- I am not a werewolf."
Posted by Peter at July 19, 2007 1:00 PMIf you were looking for an excuse, and if you just happen to have a table with 10^20 positions that you can access quickly. But why bother? Checkers is still a great deal of fun.
Posted by: Nathan on July 20, 2007 10:17 AM"Please forgive me, I'm terrible at remembering names and where we met." You must have inherited my only negative gene..., but this works for me every time. It happens to me alot after performing in a show and members of groups I belong to come and see the performance.
Posted by: Barbara Sarrett on July 23, 2007 8:26 AM