Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

Fun game. It wouldn't be possible to win if you started on a completely blank board.. correct?

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

level 2 has only 5 pieces blocked to start...

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

Firefox can't find the server at www.gamedesign.jp.

same in ie. Anyone else?

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

I dont see how you're supposed to beat it.

Anyone post a ss of a game they won? The cat always escapes for me.

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

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I dont see how you're supposed to beat it.

Anyone post a ss of a game they won? The cat always escapes for me.

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Make sure you use the circles that are already filled in. Don't stay parallel to the cat, cut him off when you can. And stay ahead of him, block out circles far off and make him commit to a bad path.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...lim/caught.jpg

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

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Pretty good, I like it.

There was an old gameshow like this hosted by Bill Cullen. I can't remember the name.

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"Blockbusters."

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

Yeah, I figured it out after I posted, I was putting the blocks directly next to the cat [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

Watch the cat's first move. That's the direction he wants to go.

Start putting up "fence posts". Fence posts are two dark circles, with a light circle in between.

_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X

Of course, you start with the post in the middle of that line.
________X________

See which way the cat leans. If he heads towards the right:

________X___X____

If he looks like he's going between the posts:

________X_X_X____

When he gives up, and makes a 90 degree turn, repeat the process.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...bobby/chat.jpg

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

OK, forget what I said, because I can't seem to win unless the cat is dumb and heads for a section already littered with blackened dots.

But here's one hint I can offer. When presented with the following:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...bby/chatab.jpg

It's tempting to play A here, but don't do it. The dumb cat will waste a turn moving towards A, if you don't sew it up prematurely. Put a fence post at B, instead, then close A.

Again, if those two dark spaces between A and B didn't happen to be there already, I would've been screwed.

Re: Chat Noir, fun for a few minutes
 

the cat is predictable [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] it was fun while it was challenging.