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Kasparov Beaten At Repton, Game Recreated?
migstradamus writes "Anyone out there remember the BBC microcomputer? If so you probably remember the puzzle game Repton, too. ChessBase.com has a charming story about how a 3-year-old was clearly better at any computer game than the newly crowned World Chess Champion, including Repton, back in 1985. This defeat led Garry Kasparov to import Atari computers to Russia! The kid who beat him is now a 21-year-old programmer and has recreated the legendary game for free download. There's been plenty of feedback for the officially-sanctioned mini-remake, and on Jan. 21 they will release a super-hard level as part of a contest." It's worth noting that Repton has also been commercially re-released for Pocket PC and Java-enabled phones, as well as a full PC version from the original makers, Superior Software.
... then you already have a clone of Repton. GNOME Stones is very similar to Repton, if I RFTA correctly. Maze, diamonds, stones... same concept.
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...because mathematicians solve problems by reducing them to other problems they know the solution to. Repton is the Ultimate game in the sense that all other games can be reduced to it. When thinking of a new game concept a mathematician will simply prove that it is, effectivily, Repton, and be satisfied.