Sean O'Connor's Games

Yes, those island can be conquered.

I have version number five. And I know that my router is bad but I should still be able to use the permanent server right? Despite this, the permanent server often doesn't work. And it has been getting more often in the past few weeks. Version 5.xx what? There are many different version 5 subversio...

Just now, I was able to beat #104 on very clever in 21 days with v5.0e. Play did unfold differently this time compared to v4.x. For me, the difference was mainly in the East where I could not hold on to that territory at all. But I think I had an easier time of it in the far West, which more than ma...

Yes, it's very possible to beat the computer on island #106 on clever and even on very clever. For me, the key seems to be to keep my two easternmost territories alive and join them up as soon as possible. Eventually, you'll be able to build a knight and cut dark green in half.

What rule changes are you referring to? I'm not aware of any major rules changes between 3.x and 4.x.

Yes, it is possible to beat island #421 on very clever. The first time I beat it, it took me 23 days (turns). Just now, I went back to try it again, and it took me 24 days to run the board. (I did not accept surrender.) So, those are reasonable targets for you to try to attain. I'm sure darjones wil...

The game runs fine for me. What platform are you running it on?

Wow, thanks for all the help. I've managed to win once on clever, I'll try again a few times to see if it was a fluke, and maybe have a go on very clever. It seems to be a few turns of sheer frustration, then a period of being very engaging, before the game is to all intents and purposes won. The s...

Sean, Speaking of Christmas presents, I'm wondering if you have any plans to improve Slay's AI along the lines of the discussions we've had before. If not, would you consider merely "scrambling" the algorithm Slay uses to set up the starting positions for each island as you did when we went from v3....

Oh, I just figured out that the current demo only has one island that you can play. So, now I know which island you are playing: Island #1. (The old demo used to have three islands.) Island #1 is a little tricky, but I can assure you it is quite winnable. You should be able to keep all your initial ...

We stopped playing games for the summer, but I think it's just about time to start them up again if there's enough interest to justify it. I'll add you to my Yahoo! Messenger. Maybe we can arrange a "pick-up" game some time in the next week or so. Someone else contacted me recently to see if we coul...

Which island are you playing?

4. Instead of defining the trumps in advance, how about turning over the top card each hand and using that suit; i.e. random. Or having that as an option. For added realism the card (miniaturized) stays up in the corner and is not available in play. That way, if it's an ace, then you know the ace o...

Sean, I've found a bug in End of Atlantis v1.2. (I'm using the "Ancients" theme.) Suppose there is a ship next to an island. There's one of your men on the ship, and it's the beginning of your turn. You use one move point to move the man from the ship to the island, and earn a point. If you select "...

Sean, I purchased Niggle a few days ago and have become quite addicted so far. I have only one request / suggestion, which is that you might add a feature that enables the user to select different game "profiles". By "profile", I mean how many hands comprise a game, how many cards comprise each hand...