In the board game Thud!, how many trolls does it require to capture a lone dwarf? I can show a solution with nine. Can't quite get eight.
Note that it isn't necessary to for the trolls threaten the *entire* board (which I don't think is possible even with nine of them)...
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Since the lone dwarf *must* move, it suffices to threaten the whole board except for one square...
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Or, better yet, to threaten the entire board except for a network of squares, no two of which are connected by a dwarf's move.
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