Splitting Game Boards in Sequencing Games Forum

FreeMaxB · Post by **FreeMaxB** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:14 pm

Hey guys,

I've been lurking on this site for a minute, but now have a perplexing issue which I'm hoping can be addressed on this forum.

For logic games, what do you look for to determine whether to split up your game board after reading the rules? I've watched a good amount of the 7sage videos, and JY splits sometimes, and others he chooses not to. I am thinking it's based on a combination of how restrictive the rules are/how many spaces there are in the given sequence. For instance, he seems to split when there is a 2 item boxed rule, i.e. f immediately follows r [FR] with 5-6 spaces in the sequence. This makes sense to me, given how few options there are for placing that block. But other times there is a less clear/restrictive rule and he still elects to split up the board.

I guess my question is, is this a matter of personal preference, or is their some implicit rule or guideline for when you should split the board?

Responses are much appreciated. One love.

ltowns1 · Post by **ltowns1** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:56 pm

It's more of the latter (personal preference). Generally if you see a rule that boxes two variables and they take three or four slots in in a 7 slot sequencing game, you generally want to go ahead and diagram for all possibilities. Sometimes, it's just a gut feeling of whether doing the work upfront will be worth the time allocated to it. For example, a later preptest had a game that I would say most just decide to go ahead and get straight to the questions. However, one person diagramed all possible scenarios, which took a lot of time (there were like 10 I believe), but they were able to finish the game in about 6 minutes because they took the first five to figure out all possible worlds.

You just have to decide which way works best, realizing that time and efficiency are your top two priorities.

somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:16 am

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FreeMaxB · Post by **FreeMaxB** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:36 am

Word. Thanks for the replies fellas.

The idea of a game taking two minutes is definitely appealing. I'm gonna split them boards whenever possible!

somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:11 pm

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ltowns1 · Post by **ltowns1** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:39 pm

No problem, study well guys!