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22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game created primarily by Gregor Richards and Michael Goss, with a few rules thrown in by others and lots of playtesting thanks to their friends. In the game of Hydra, the goal is to lose all of your cards, by placing them on a large (and increasing) number of piles on the table, each called a head. Each pile is called a head because, like the mythical Hydra, each time a head is removed, two new ones grow. For instance, in a three-player game it is common for there to be 25 heads by the end of the game. Each time a head is removed, all of its cards are added to the cards of the offending player, who must then play two new cards to create the new heads. Although the rules are relatively simple and the game could be learned and enjoyed by people of any age, this style of expanding playing area allows for complex strategy. The strategy comes in the sheer number of options provided: with a dozen potential places to put any given card, one must carefully consider what affect a move will have on oneself and on opponents, while also considering when and how to end the current turn to minimize risk. For advanced play, card-counting is not just allowed but a must, with a decent knowledge of the content of each head necessary for deep strategy.
revision 28: 6f30b34d51f7 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 22:23:58 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game created primarily by Gregor Richards and Michael Goss, with a few rules thrown in by others and lots of playtesting thanks to their friends. In the game of Hydra, the goal is to lose all of your cards, by placing them on a large (and increasing) number of piles on the table, each called a head. Each pile is called a head because, like the mythical Hydra, each time a head is removed, two new ones grow. For instance, in a three-player game it is common for there to be 25 heads by the end of the game. Each time a head is removed, all of its cards are added to the cards of the offending player, who must then play two new cards to create the new heads. Although the rules are relatively simple and the game could be learned and enjoyed by people of any age, this style of expanding playing area allows for complex strategy. The strategy comes in the sheer number of options provided: with a dozen potential places to put any given card, one must carefully consider what affect a move will have on oneself and on opponents, while also considering when and how to end the current turn to minimize risk. For advanced play, card-counting is not just allowed but a must, with a decent knowledge of the content of each head necessary for deep strategy.
revision 27: 56c6bcbd1cd0 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 22:20:00 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game created primarily by Gregor Richards and Michael Goss, with a few rules thrown in by others and lots of playtesting thanks to their friends. In the game of Hydra, the goal is to lose all of your cards, by placing them on a large (and increasing) number of piles on the table, each called a head. Each pile is called a head because, like the mythical Hydra, each time a head is removed, two new ones grow. For instance, in a three-player game it is common for there to be 25 heads by the end of the game. Each time a head is removed, all of its cards are added to the cards of the offending player, who must then play two new cards to create the new heads. Although the rules are relatively simple and the game could be learned and enjoyed by people of any age, this style of expanding playing area allows for complex strategy. The strategy comes in the sheer number of options provided: with a dozen potential places to put any given card, one must carefully consider what affect a move will have on oneself and on opponents, while also considering when and how to end the current turn to minimize risk. For advanced play, card-counting is not just allowed but a must, with a decent knowledge of the content of each head necessary for deep strategy.
revision 26: d46fc454780a (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 22:15:14 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game created primarily by Gregor Richards and Michael Goss, with a few rules thrown in by others and lots of playtesting thanks to their friends. In the game of Hydra, the goal is to lose all of your cards, by placing them on a large (and increasing) number of piles on the table, each called a head. Each pile is called a head because, like the mythical Hydra, each time a head is removed, two new ones grow. For instance, in a three-player game it is common for there to be 25 heads by the end of the game. Each time a head is removed, all of its cards are added to the cards of the offending player, who must then play two new cards to create the new heads. Although the rules are relatively simple and the game could be learned and enjoyed by people of any age, this style of expanding playing area allows for complex strategy. The strategy comes in the sheer number of options provided: with a dozen potential places to put any given card, one must carefully consider what affect a move will have on oneself and on opponents, while also considering when and how to end the current turn to minimize risk. For advanced play, card-counting is not just allowed but a must, with a decent knowledge of the content of each head necessary for deep strategy.
revision 25: 6055c9f909f4 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 22:14:15 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 24: 5d0842587772 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 22:09:24 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 23: 535801f564d6 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sun Jul 25 06:04:20 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 22: 203c31c0709b (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Jul 24 22:24:05 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 21: 121914c8fc0e (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Jul 24 08:10:36 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 20: 7ea030a82f47 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Jul 24 08:00:38 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 19: 5c1bd6e61574 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Jul 24 08:00:27 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 18: 0f95badc20ba (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Jul 24 06:25:58 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 17: 54fddf1633d6 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Thu Jul 22 22:55:22 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 16: e4e568f64219 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 06:53:02 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 15: 6e3022a8aeb2 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 06:49:52 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 14: 2a7bb9c84415 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 06:48:01 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 13: 312ba6d78f05 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:36:19 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric.
revision 12: e18bac13f952 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:33:56 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 11: da22ad295548 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:30:02 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 10: eb6534614d7f (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:20:50 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 9: 504035a2acd2 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:14:43 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 8: d142f9575bb5 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:03:50 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 7: 46d1f2dedaa8 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:03:27 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 6: f53de14890c2 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 05:02:22 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. It was later extended mostly by Gregor and Michael, with one very important rule thrown in by Eric. Here are the current rules:
revision 5: 98efe51a97a8 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 04:58:06 2010 +0000
22 months ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. Here are the rules:
revision 4: 9c1c47aa9221 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Wed Jul 21 01:17:01 2010 +0000
2 years ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael, Josh and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. Here are the rules:
revision 3: bf3e5195ffa8 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Sat Mar 06 20:13:30 2010 +0000
2 years ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael, Josh and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. Here are the rules:
revision 2: db88e6420d25 (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Mon Dec 07 03:59:59 2009 +0000
2 years ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael, Josh and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. Here are the rules:
revision 1: 4834f9d2bedd (diff) (annotate)
author: Gregor (codu.org)
date: Mon Dec 07 03:58:45 2009 +0000
2 years ago: medit/bin/Hydra chebang=#!/usr/bin/env .wiki cont=Hydra is a card game that Gregor, Michael, Josh and Aaron (perhaps more, perhaps less, I'm not entirely sure who contributed what) created on New Years, 2007-2008. Here are the basic rules:
revision 0: 32f1139d46d6 (diff) (annotate)
author: codu.org
date: Fri Nov 13 21:48:00 2009 +0000