Battleground Rudiments: Time

“Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.” -Sun Tzu, Art of War
Last time, we talked about territory.  Territory is the static view, a snapshot of the current situation.  Today we talk about another useful concept – time, or change in territory.  We will look at how to change the territory to [read more...]

Battleground Rudiments: Territory

“Numerical weakness comes from having to prepare against possible attacks; numerical strength, from compelling our adversary to make these preparations against us.”  -Sun Tzu, Art of War
Territory is a key concept in many games.  In go, territory is the game.  In chess, the concept is called space .  What does territory mean in terms of battlegrounds?
Territory [read more...]