Lite 3
Lite 3 is a handheld electronic game developed by Tiger Electronics inc. It can be played with two players or one player against the computer.[1]
Game Play[edit]
Gameplay take place on a 3x3 board, players take turns placing their pieces on the board, with the goal of aligning three of one player's pieces vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. However, when four of a player's pieces are placed on the board, the piece that is first placed is removed from the board.[1] While Lite 3 is an electronic game, it can be replicated with paper and pencil[2]
While Lite 3 is an electronic game, it can be replicated with paper and pencil simply by removing pieces from the board by erasing them.[2]
Variants[edit]
Misere Lite 3: Player forces opponent to connect three pieces in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally[2]
Novice Mode: A game mode available on the electronic 1-player version. There is no time limit for each player's moves.[1]
Expert Mode: Another mode available in the electronic 1-player version.The computer plays perfectly, with a time limit imposed on the player.[1]
Analysis[edit]
Lite 3 has been solved strongly. On a 3x3 board, with 128,170 reachable positions. Out of the reachable positions, there are 78,613 winning positions, 36,364 losing positions, and 13,193 draw positions.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/images/instruction-scans/hasbro/Lite_3.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Group, UC Berkeley GamesCrafters Research. "GamesCrafters". gamescrafters.berkeley.edu.
- ↑ "Gamescrafters Analysis". gamescrafters.berkeley.edu.
This article "Lite 3" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Lite 3. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.