Weekly Challenge 144: Straight Into The Action

Win a game of Lines of Action against @PS-Greedy-Two-Move or @PST-Greedy-Tom with the highest percentage of your moves being in a straight (orthogonal) direction.

Adjudication Criteria:
1. Highest % of your moves being in a straight/orthogonal direction
2. Fewest moves (ply)
3. Earliest Entry

Additional Clarification:
- Orthogonal movement is one of the following four directions: up, down, left, right. The directions not preferred are diagonal
- Takebacks are not permitted

Closing Date: Monday 19th January 1200 UTC+0

50% straight moves. 20 moves (39 ply)
playstrategy.org/HzfkvyQOKzA2

1

playstrategy.org/J51EHpMo6cR6
100% straight moves 18 moves (36 ply)

1

playstrategy.org/CMz0aJqb5dEc
100% straight moves 15 moves (30 ply)

1

playstrategy.org/hZQUydmM
100% straight moves 11 moves (21 ply)

2

playstrategy.org/RPmSppWn
100% straight moves 8 moves (16 ply)

2

Entries for Weekly Challenge 144 has closed. Thanks to all users who participated.

The winner is @SOLFAREMI who won a game of Lines of Action with 100% of moves in a straight direction, taking just 8 moves (16 ply) in the following game: playstrategy.org/RPmSppWn

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-145-puzzle-persistence