Friday, July 07, 2006

Bocce in the Complex Field

Rules:
  1. Any player with a score of 10 loses immediately.
  2. Kicked balls count double.
  3. Two jack shall be thrown. One is positive and the other negative. A score of -10 wins and -13 or less loses.
  4. If a player has balls closest to both jacks then the opponent's score is multiplied by i (square root of -1). Scores add or subtract from the radius. Only real numbers can win or lose.
  5. If both players win on the same go, then a concave polygon is drawn around each player's bocces and the player whose bocces define the smallest area wins.
Winner: Simon (13), Rob (9 i).

The two jack rule was very interesting and the complex number rule was just wierd. Future use of this rule will require more thought so that escape from imaginary numbers involves some level of skill.