Weekly Challenge 47: Amazons Squared

Win a game of Amazons vs @PS-Greedy-One-Move with all of your amazon pieces finishing in a 2x2 'square' formation.

Adjudication Criteria:
1. Fewest moves
2. Earliest Entry

This week's challenge ties in with the Amazons MSO event that takes place this Thursday: playstrategy.org/swiss/Ksr5zCZ6

Hello, I don't really understand the challenge. Should I have 4 amazons in the center at the end of the game?

@Serafim No, just a square, but it doesn't matter where on the board.

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It is actually tougher than it looks.

42 turns!

playstrategy.org/6BcaRVnjCbOb

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40 turns!

playstrategy.org/uy1LvzmZ

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Here's 24 moves

playstrategy.org/3rcCwqjiE4H1

It can definitely be improved I'd say, but the balance between winning quickly and getting the 2x2 empty is tough :)

425

Down to 22 moves :)

playstrategy.org/V3z4H9PC4ns3

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Entries for Weekly Challenge 47 has closed. Thanks to all users who participated.

The winner is @shinuito who won a game of Amazons against @PS-Greedy-One-Move with all of their amazon pieces finishing in a 2x2 'square' formation in the following game: playstrategy.org/V3z4H9PC

Users are still welcome to attempt this challenge and post answers here, but the winner has been fixed. The next challenge can be found here: playstrategy.org/forum/weekly-challenges/weekly-challenge-48-backgammon-the-bot

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