The 2018 Abalone World Championship took place in London on Monday, August 20. And the winner is…
The event is presented by Paco Garcia de la Banda and Steve Raine. Enjoy!
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Category Archives: The game
A visionary mind
Napoleon Bonaparte. Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 at the battle. Detail of a painting by Joseph Chabord 1786-1848. Museo Napoleonico, Rome Italy
“Imagination rules the world [of Abalone].”
(quoted by Las Cases in Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène *, January 7, 1816 **)
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
All quotes in the Dictionnary of quotes.
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If you’re an inventive player, you create more opportunities to destabilize your opponent. They will need more time to think and will become more likely to make mistakes. This will give you the upper hand in the game.
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The power of imagination
“L’imagination prend le pouvoir.”*
(Slogan de mai 68, rue de Seine, Paris, 3 mai 1968)
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* Imagination takes power.
(Parisian May 68 slogan, rue de Seine, Paris, France, May 3, 1968)
All quotes in the Dictionnary of quotes.
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A powerful opening for Black, played by MLA (IA) – max
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Freedom means responsibility.
March 4, 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin (the picture comes from here)
“What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice.”
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin, American novelist (1929-2018)
All quotes in the Dictionnary of quotes.
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(screenshot of the latest version of Laurent Pagli’s program ULA. Click to enlarge.)
You play Black. You must decide!
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This series of quotes is about Anarchy, Freedom, and disobedience to the arbitrary imposed rules.
See also : Sons of Strategy
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Gender equality
With abalone, gender equality could look something like this… ^^
Orchid vs. Cornflower!
Orchid begins, of course! (^_-)—☆
Good game!
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A huge thanks to Eob for the new version of his replayer! (:
Freedom for Abalone!
February 25, 2018
Mikhail Bakunin (Михаил Бакунин) circa 1860, photographic portrait by Nadar.
“Talk to them about freedom, and they will cry anarchy; […].”
(The Knouto-Germanic Empire and the Social Revolution, 1871)
Mikhail Bakunin (Михаил Бакунин),
Russian philosopher and anarchist (1814-1876)
All quotes in the Dictionnary of quotes.
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Ok, but Abalone players deserve much better than a lousy app!
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This series of quotes is about Anarchy, Freedom, and disobedience to the arbitrary imposed rules.
See also : Sons of Strategy
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Unleash your potential!
February 18, 2018
Max Stirner
“[…] was Du zu sein die Macht hast,
dazu hast Du das Recht.” *
(Der Einzige und sein Eigentum, 2.2.1. Meine Macht, 1844)
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* “[…] what you have the power to be,
you have the right to.”
(The Unique and Its Property, 2.2.1. My Power, 1844)
Max Stirner, German philosopher and anarchist theorist (1806-1856)
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This series of quotes is about Anarchy, Freedom, and disobedience to the arbitrary imposed rules.
See also : Sons of Strategy
All quotes in the Dictionnary of quotes.
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