Eric Solomon's Entropy
Eric Solomon's game was invented and published in 1977. Awarded the rare 6 out of 6 by Games & Puzzles Magazine test panel in 1981. It is played on a square board divided into 7×7 cells where one player ("Order") is trying to make patterns while his opponent ("Chaos") is trying to prevent this. The game has been included as one of the events at the annual Mind Sports Olympiad ever since its inception and is marketed under the names "Hyle" (for a simplified version played on a 5×5 board) and "Hyle7".
The World Championships have taken place as part of the Mind Sports Olympiad since 1997. Demis Hassabis has won this event a record five times until losing in 2007. The event has also been won by Hassabis's brother George and by another Pentamind champion, David M. Pearce.
- 1997: Martin Heasman (England)
- 1998: Peter Horlock (England)
- 1999: George Hassabis (England)
- 2000: Demis Hassabis (England)
- 2001: Demis Hassabis (England)
- 2002: David M. Pearce (England)
- 2003: Demis Hassabis (England)
- 2004: Demis Hassabis (England)
- 2005: Peter Horlock (England)
- 2006: Demis Hassabis (England)
- 2007: David M. Pearce (England)
- 2008: Peter Horlock (England)
- 2009: Alain S. Dekker (South Africa)
- 2010: Paco Garcia de la Banda (Spain)
- 2011: Peter Horlock (England)
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