Note:
To find this game in Zillions of Games click the "Neutron"
tile and then choose "Neutron 5x5" from the Variant menu.
The
Starting Position in Neutron
Zillions
of Games calculated the "best" line of play for the game
Neutron. In Neutron, each player moves a neutral piece called the
Neutron, and then one of their own pieces. All pieces move along
straight line, moving as far as possible along that line (including
diagonals). The goal is to try and get the Neutron to your back
rank, or to stalemate your opponent. On the first move, White only
moves a piece, and not the Neutron. It was thought that this would
help balance the game. In fact, Zillions shows that White has a
forced win in six moves, as shown:
1.
Pawn b1 - b4
2. Neutron c3 - d2
2. Pawn c5 - c2
2. Neutron d2 - e2
2. Pawn c1 - e3
3. Neutron e2 - c4
3. Pawn e5 - b2
3. Neutron c4 - e2
3. Pawn d1 - d4
4. Neutron e2 - c4
4. Pawn b2 - c3
4. Neutron c4 - e2
4. Pawn b4 - c4
5. Neutron e2 - d3
5. Pawn c3 - d2
5. Neutron d3 - e2
5. Pawn c4 - d3
6. Neutron e2 - d1
©1999
Mark Lefler
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