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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 26 Aug 2006.
39-cell ascii chessboards, part 3

39-cell ascii chessboards, part 3

(continued from part 2)

board #9 = form 2.1.1
=====================
cell shape #2 = hexagons

concept #1 = hexagons pointed toward players

version #1 = 7 rows, 9 ranks
    notational dimensions: 13 "files," 9 ranks

                    8 ___   9 ___
                7 ___/ d \___/ g \
           6  ___/ c \___/ f \___/
          ___/ b \___/ e \___/ h \___
     5   / a \___/ d \___/ g \___/ j \
         \___/ c \___/ f \___/ i \___/
     4   / b \___/ e \___/ h \___/ k \
         \___/ d \___/ g \___/ j \___/
     3   / c \___/ f \___/ i \___/ l \
         \___/ e \___/ h \___/ k \___/
     2   / d \___/ g \___/ j \___/ m \
         \___/ f \___/ i \___/ l \___/
             \___/ h \___/ k \___/
          1  / g \___/ j \___/
             \___/   \___/

notes = 1. board tilted to the right
         2. notation from each player's side

    SUBMISSION IN THIS FORM: #2 = hex-39, by torben mogensen.

=====================================================================

board #10 = form 2.1.2
======================
cell shape #2 = see above

concept #1 = see above

version #2 = long, narrow board
    notational dimensions: 5 files, 13 ranks

                              13  ___
                          12  ___/ a \
                      11  ___/ a \___/ 13
                  10  ___/ a \___/ b \
                     / a \___/ b \___/ 12
                  9  \___/ b \___/ c \
               8  ___/ a \___/ c \___/ 11
              ___/ a \___/ b \___/ d \
           7 / a \___/ b \___/ c \___/ 10
             \___/ b \___/ c \___/ 9
          6  / a \___/ c \___/ d \
        5    \___/ b \___/ d \___/ 8
          ___/ a \___/ c \___/ e \
     4   / a \___/ b \___/ d \___/ 7
         \___/ b \___/ c \___/
     3   / a \___/ c \___/    6
         \___/ b \___/ d \  5
     2   / a \___/ c \___/4
         \___/ b \___/
     1   / a \___/   3
         \___/   2
             1

notes = 1. board tilted to the right
         2. notation from each player's side

    SUBMISSION IN THIS FORM: #5 = dagger chess, by David Moeser.

====================================================================

board #11 = form 2.2.0
======================
cell shape #2 = see above

concept #2 = hexagons parallel to players

version #1 = example of possible 39-cell board
    notational dimensions: 7 files, 6 rows

          ___     ___     ___     ___
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     6   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     5   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     4   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     3   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     2   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
         /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \
     1   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
           a   b   c   d   e   f   g

    NOT SUBMITTED BY ANYBODY in the 1998 contest, but thrown in to
illustrate why hexagon boards of concept #1 must be shown tilted at
an angle in an Ascii text diagram.

(continued in part 4)
-- 
         >>>----------------------------------------------<<<
         >>>      david moeser -- erasmus39 on yahoo      <<<
         >>>            Censornati, Ohio - USA            <<<
         >>>----------------------------------------------<<<
        * I'm sure it's clearly explained in the Zmodem DOCs *

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