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by hijklmno on July 31st, 2007
According to an article on the BBC website there are a billion billion billion billion billion possible positions.
Article (about draughts/checkers) is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6907018.stm
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So you mean one quattuordecillion moves; 10^45 moves?
by Home Movies Without Zombies on July 31st, 2007
I shall take your word for it.
by hijklmno on July 31st, 2007