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Zorch -> Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 12:02:07 PM)
Battle of wits: Antiguans revel in ancient board game https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56814500 Known as "Oware" in Ghana and "Ayoayo" in Nigeria, the game requires 48 seeds, dubbed "nickars", found on the local guillandria bush. Each player controls six hollows on his side of the board and turns are taken moving the counters between the holes with the aim of capturing 25 of the opponent's. We demand Matrix release a computer version! Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344 A farmer in Belgium has raised eyebrows after inadvertently redrawing the country's border with France. The border between France and Belgium, which stretches 620km (390 miles), was established under the Treaty of Kortrijk, signed in 1820 after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo five years earlier. It was marked out by stone borders which have remained in place ever since. Canadian sign war captivates the internet https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56972907 For the past week, the Canadian town of Listowel has been embroiled in a war of words via business signs that has captivated local residents and people around the world. It started as a battle between two businesses in the Ontario town - Speedy Glass and Dairy Queen (DQ) - and has since spread to the entire town and even further afield. Shark attack survivor wins right to keep tooth left in surfboard https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56979429 An Australian man who was almost killed in an attack by a great white shark has won the right to keep a tooth the animal left wedged in his surfboard.

LarryP -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 7:09:44 PM)
These are neat links! Thank you. I feel compassion for the surfer, that's a tough thing to go through.

RangerJoe -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 7:34:47 PM)
Some people playing that game should only receive three pieces. That Belgium farmer is lucky that the border was not mined at one point, I know of one border that was mined. At least the sign war has had nobody hurt - yet. I would rather have the leg than the tooth.

Lobster -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 8:17:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe I would rather have the leg than the tooth. That's exactly what the shark said. [:D]

RangerJoe -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 8:35:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lobster quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe I would rather have the leg than the tooth. That's exactly what the shark said. [:D] The shark probably thought that it was biting a seal.

LarryP -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/4/2021 10:15:14 PM)
It's got to be pretty weird knowing a shark ate your leg you had for many years. Dang great whites! [:@]

Zorch -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/5/2021 7:54:05 AM)
He'll return the tooth when the shark returns his leg.

Zorch -> RE: Random BBC Headlines (5/5/2021 8:14:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch Battle of wits: Antiguans revel in ancient board game https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56814500 Known as "Oware" in Ghana and "Ayoayo" in Nigeria, the game requires 48 seeds, dubbed "nickars", found on the local guillandria bush. Each player controls six hollows on his side of the board and turns are taken moving the counters between the holes with the aim of capturing 25 of the opponent's. We demand Matrix release a computer version! Turns out Wari (or Awari or Owari), is on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/547140/Owari/ It was proved to be a forced draw in 2002 by a brute force analysis of all 889,063,398,406 positions that can possibly occur. 'The database requires 778 GB stored on disk and was generated using parallel retrograde analysis with a cluster of 72 dual PIII @ 1 GHz with 1 GB of main memory each, connected through Myrinet, which took 51 hours.' https://www.chessprogramming.org/Awari Also of interest: The Best Board Games of the Ancient World https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-board-games-ancient-world-180974094/

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