I’m Rota(n) at 3 piece Chess.

Boys and Girls,

 

I've has been relatively quiet here, so in homage to one of our illustrious members, I have dragged across this post from LJ that was inspired by him. 

Who is this illustrated member (has he got tats) ???... read on. 

Yes and no, when you ask the question of “puzzle?”.  It is more of a game... if you are.

 

 

----------------------------------------- ooooOOOO From LJ OOOOooooo --------------------------------------------- 

 

Boy and Girls,

 

Another puzzle project and for your sake upon unanimous requests, I was gonna keep this short and sweet, however, while typing, I left a blue steak on the g'rilla as my timer and it eventually turned black and stunk the hell out of SWMBO's  kitchen… so don't expect "sympathy" from me with my black and blue eyes!

 

I was paid a compliment by Ron987 about my puzzling nature in Gunny's Garage, however, I felt a tad deficient when I was quizzed about "ancient games"… unfortunately the games I played in my youth used to get my face slapped.

Hell, all those years of learning Latin with those sadistic Marist Brothers seemed to have been wasted as the best I could come up with was citing a naked Archimedes streaking the tale of Eureka Stockade, which according to history, has an Australian background and is only 1 and a half centuries old.

 

Nevertheless, young 987 tracked down this game of Rota which apparently was played by Roman soldiers many years ago during their intermission between crucifixions by drawing/scratching the circle pattern in the dirt and using different coloured stones as pieces… that's why they had swords… for hard dirt.

 

I'll shall leave the tale of his (987's) intentions a closely guarded secret, however, he did brag about his achievement on Gunny's Garage forum topic

so if you wanna know, go and sniff it out… it's circa 15,000+90 posts in (good luck searching).

So, being a hero for trying to save yazall readin', I tried to egg him on about a project for other members, however, enough time has passed and it is now with egg on my face that I will reveal to yazall the marvels of Rota… take note of my avoidance of calling him a lazy-bugga!

 

It's basically like a sadistic game of naughts and crosses between two randy protagonists,

with a guaranteed spanking for the winner at the end…  or the two opponents dying of old age during the same,

sitting.

 

Here are the rules as written by one of the Roman soldiers after he mastered the typewriter, and retold by a senator, better at reciting poetry than politics,

and for those that can't read Latin, here it is in Times Roman on modern papyrus,

 

included with each game to assist the Philistines.

 

I have taken 987's design and input and converted it into one of my "baggied freebies" for semi-general distribution… semi as there is a tad too much effort required per "game" to mass distribute.

The 6mm thick pieces are seated in holes on the 3mm "frame"

so that I can't "accidentaly" knock the "board" to dislodge my loosing position.

 

You have the rules, and my layout… the rest is up to you…

You and your recipients would be pleasantly surprised with this undertaking.

 

Just don't give the rules out with a pocket knife and suggest the recipient carve the circle in a dining table and use the salt and pepper shakers as the pieces.

 

KISS it or complicate it… but make and enjoy it!

 

Keep safe, jocks... and your jocks, safe!

 

 

Anyone interested in my puzzles (or other authors’), you can see them all here in my “Puzzle Collection” .

If interested in any of mine (LBD), measurements can be made available on request for anyone not familiar with SketchUp… though a working knowledge of SketchUp’s navigation (as opposed to its design/use features) and access to 3DW could be of benefit.

All the solutions to my puzzles can be found at this link... 
Kids love ‘em and most of us are still kids.

  

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