http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/ A minimalist blog, with a pretentious title, about strategy games. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/comment-page-1/#comment-28328 Iain Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:49:54 +0000 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/#comment-28328 Thanks for the update. :) Thanks for the update.

]]> http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/comment-page-1/#comment-28326 David Bush Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:39:32 +0000 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/#comment-28326 Heh, nice to see this page still exists. K2z is kind of dead now, or in limbo. The best place to play Twixt online in real time is now http://www.iggamecenter.com/ which also has Hex and lots of other games. Turn based play is another matter. The largest field of Twixt players ever seen on the Net, or probably any place else, is at www.littlegolem.net Heh, nice to see this page still exists. K2z is kind of dead now, or in limbo. The best place to play Twixt online in real time is now http://www.iggamecenter.com/ which also has Hex and lots of other games. Turn based play is another matter. The largest field of Twixt players ever seen on the Net, or probably any place else, is at http://www.littlegolem.net

]]> http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/comment-page-1/#comment-9835 inconsequential ruminations » Blog Archive » Hex Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:24:51 +0000 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/#comment-9835 [...] about wargames, sometimes Eurogames and now abstracts. The last time this happened it was Go and Twixt. Now it is Hex. For those of you that don’t know, the rules of Hex are incredibly simple. [...] […] about wargames, sometimes Eurogames and now abstracts. The last time this happened it was Go and Twixt. Now it is Hex. For those of you that don’t know, the rules of Hex are incredibly simple. […]

]]> http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Iain Sun, 07 Nov 2004 21:03:21 +0000 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/#comment-157 PVS: I only mentioned it because I really like the program. :o) It would be even better if you could progam a few more games, apart from Twixt, to run on it. David: Thanks for the insights into Twixt. I'm actually playing a game of Hex at Little Golem. Are you Twixter at K2Z? PVS: I only mentioned it because I really like the program. ) It would be even better if you could progam a few more games, apart from Twixt, to run on it.
David: Thanks for the insights into Twixt. I’m actually playing a game of Hex at Little Golem. Are you Twixter at K2Z?

]]> http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/comment-page-1/#comment-156 David Bush Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:38:22 +0000 http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/10/twixt/#comment-156 Yes, Twixt is very sharp and brutal. On the standard 24x24 board, tactics play a much larger role than strategical planning, in my opinion. As you gain experience, you may find ways to rebound after a mistake, with confusing moves that might fool your opponent into letting you back into the game. But to gain this experience you need to play (and probably lose) a lot. It's a sort of Catch-22 situation. You might also like <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4112">Hex</a>, which is similar to Twixt in terms of the game object, but very different in terms of play. The tactics are more monotonous, but the strategy is more important, and a game will tend to fill up a greater portion of the board. Yes, Twixt is very sharp and brutal. On the standard 24×24 board, tactics play a much larger role than strategical planning, in my opinion. As you gain experience, you may find ways to rebound after a mistake, with confusing moves that might fool your opponent into letting you back into the game. But to gain this experience you need to play (and probably lose) a lot. It’s a sort of Catch-22 situation. You might also like Hex, which is similar to Twixt in terms of the game object, but very different in terms of play. The tactics are more monotonous, but the strategy is more important, and a game will tend to fill up a greater portion of the board.

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