I'm afraid to ask for pointers to understanding that statement, as it would mean spending hours pouring over the details (and likely writing & running software to analyze it) just to understand a ... 2x2 go board.
Seems to fall into the category of "grand unified theories" in any topic, where prolonged advanced study of complex systems tends to lead students thereof to develop zen-like simple-yet-profound expressions of the subject.
Now I want a 2x2 go board. "What's the point of that?" "There are a third of a trillion possible games that can be played on it. Care to try one?"
I'm afraid to ask for pointers to understanding that statement, as it would mean spending hours pouring over the details (and likely writing & running software to analyze it) just to understand a ... 2x2 go board.
Seems to fall into the category of "grand unified theories" in any topic, where prolonged advanced study of complex systems tends to lead students thereof to develop zen-like simple-yet-profound expressions of the subject.
Now I want a 2x2 go board. "What's the point of that?" "There are a third of a trillion possible games that can be played on it. Care to try one?"