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Re:Show HN: Influence, a Go-inspired 1-minute board game by moconnor on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:32AM (#27526226)
29-21 hard AI playing as green

Fun and interesting game - this has a lot of potential! Great mechanic, I would pay for an iOS app in the future.

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Re:Show HN: Influence, a Go-inspired 1-minute board game by moconnor on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:57AM (#27526382)
30-20. My strategy tips:

* first stone is weak, it’s ok to play it near a corner so their response is not in a strong place

* Y-shape to kill and gain territory is much stronger than playing opposite to pincer

* Always be growing passively

* If you are growing passively faster than the opponent, start a fight. If you are not, don’t.

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Re:Show HN: Influence, a Go-inspired 1-minute board game by moconnor on Thursday June 17, 2021 @11:49AM (#27540937)
37-13 :-D

And 29-21 as blue. Fun game!

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Re:Show HN: Influence, a Go-inspired 1-minute board game by moconnor on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:53AM (#27526366)
Suggestions:

* Visually show which tiles will lock or unlock next turn

* Show a total influence growth per player as a running score - useful to help beginners learn strategies

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