[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":82},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-/posts/conway-checkers":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"created":72,"description":73,"extension":74,"meta":75,"navigation":76,"path":77,"seo":78,"stem":79,"updated":80,"__hash__":81},"posts/2.posts/20180310.Conway Checkers.md","Conway Checkers",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":68},"minimark",[9,21,30,33,51,54],[10,11,12,13,20],"p",{},"Conway Checkers (or: ",[14,15,19],"a",{"href":16,"rel":17},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Soldiers",[18],"nofollow","Conway's Soldiers",") is a single player game on a checkerboard with an interesting twist: the board is infinite.",[10,22,23,24,29],{},"Infinite objects aren't really compatible with physical space, so I made ",[14,25,28],{"href":26,"rel":27},"https://demos.hankruiger.com/conway-checkers/",[18],"a thing where you can play it",".",[10,31,32],{},"The rules are simple:",[34,35,36,40,48],"ol",{},[37,38,39],"li",{},"You set up the game by placing your pieces below a horizontal line. You can use any number of pieces you like.",[37,41,42,43,47],{},"The goal is to move any of your pieces ",[44,45,46],"em",{},"above"," the line as far as possible.",[37,49,50],{},"The only legal move is to—vertically or horizontally—jump over an adjacent piece to an empty spot. The adjacent piece dies during this process.",[10,52,53],{},"I challenge you to beat my highscore: 4.",[10,55,56,57,62,63,29],{},"If you want to learn more, check out ",[14,58,61],{"href":59,"rel":60},"https://youtu.be/FtNWzlfEQgY",[18],"the video that introduced me to it",", or ",[14,64,67],{"href":65,"rel":66},"https://youtu.be/Or0uWM9bT5w",[18],"the video that proves you can never beat me",{"title":69,"searchDepth":70,"depth":70,"links":71},"",2,[],"2018-03-10","A checkers-like game on an infinite board.","md",{},true,"/posts/conway-checkers",{"title":5,"description":73},"2.posts/20180310.Conway Checkers",null,"qNE7two4oKhFOIL-tEqisSJ5N5WUxyDyl_VomWsQz6A",1775234851922]