Roy Halladay was an American professional baseball player who twice won the Cy Young Award (2003, 2010) as the best pitcher in first the American and then the National League and threw the second postseason no-hitter in the sport’s history in 2010. Halladay was drafted by the American League (AL)

Roy Halladay was an American professional baseball player who twice won the Cy Young Award (2003, 2010) as the best pitcher in first the American and then the National League and threw the second postseason no-hitter in the sport’s history in 2010. Halladay was drafted by the American League (AL)

Roy Halladay was an American professional baseball player who twice won the Cy Young Award (2003, 2010) as the best pitcher in first the American and then the National League and threw the second postseason no-hitter in the sport’s history in 2010. Halladay was drafted by the American League (AL)

al-Ḥallāj was a controversial writer and teacher of Islamic mysticism (Ṣūfism). Because he represented in his person and works the experiences, causes, and aspirations of many Muslims, arousing admiration in some and repression on the part of others, the drama of his life and death has been

Hallam family, family of Anglo-American actors and theatrical managers associated with the beginning of professional theatre in what is now the United States. Lewis Hallam (1714–56) was the founder of the family. With his wife, three children, and a company of 10, Hallam left his native England and

Arthur Henry Hallam was an English essayist and poet who died before his considerable talent developed; he is remembered principally as the friend of Alfred Tennyson commemorated in Tennyson’s elegy In Memoriam. Hallam was the son of the English historian Henry Hallam. He met Tennyson at Trinity

Lewis Hallam the Younger was the son of Lewis Hallam and part of a family that pioneered professional theatre in the United States. After his father’s death, Hallam’s mother married the theatrical manager David Douglass, and the company worked in the U.S. with Hallam as the leading man. After

Halland, län (county) of southern Sweden, coextensive with the traditional landskap (province) of Halland. It is a low undulating region of heaths and ridges that rise above gently sloping sandy beaches. The coastline is smooth with few anchorages. Four rivers—the Viskan, Ätran, Nissan, and Lagan,

Hallandale Beach, city, Broward county, southeastern Florida, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean, about 15 miles (25 km) north of Miami and just south of Hollywood. Settled by Swedish farmers in the late 1890s, it was laid out in 1898 and named for Luther Halland, a trading-post operator. The

Hallandale Beach, city, Broward county, southeastern Florida, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean, about 15 miles (25 km) north of Miami and just south of Hollywood. Settled by Swedish farmers in the late 1890s, it was laid out in 1898 and named for Luther Halland, a trading-post operator. The

Khurīyā Murīyā: …they are Al-Ḥāsikīyah, Al-Sawdāʾ, Al-Ḥallānīyah, Qarzawīt, and Al-Qiblīyah. Al-Ḥallānīyah, the largest of the islands, is the only one inhabited. All of the islands’ inhabitants left in 1818 because of pirate raids; later the islands fell under the control of Arabs on the mainland and then of the sultan of…

Mary Agnes Hallaren was a U.S. military officer who held commands in the early Women’s Army Corps and who worked for the integration of women into the regular army. Hallaren was educated at the state teachers college in her native Lowell. In 1942 she entered the Officer Candidate School of the

Halle, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), east-central Germany. It is situated on a sandy plain on the right bank of the Saale River, which there divides into several arms, 21 miles (34 km) north of Leipzig. The first evidence of occupation of Halle comes from artifacts of the Upper Paleolithic

Halle, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), east-central Germany. It is situated on a sandy plain on the right bank of the Saale River, which there divides into several arms, 21 miles (34 km) north of Leipzig. The first evidence of occupation of Halle comes from artifacts of the Upper Paleolithic

Halle: …developed—a distinctive feature of the Halle culture. About 400 bce the Halle culture came to an end, to be succeeded by the later Jasdorf culture, which lasted until the Roman period.

Sir John Barbirolli: …included conductorships (1943–70) with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, Eng., where he gained international recognition as a conductor. A decade of deteriorating health did not prevent him from continuing guest conducting, recording, and worldwide touring with major orchestras. He was principal conductor for the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1961–67) and was…

Adam De La Halle was a poet, musician, and innovator of the earliest French secular theatre. Adam’s Jeu de la feuillée (“Play of the Greensward”) is a satirical fantasy based on his own life, written to amuse his friends in Arras upon his departure for Paris to pursue his studies. Le Congé (“The

Sir Charles Hallé was a German-born British pianist and conductor, founder of the famed Hallé Orchestra. Hallé studied at Darmstadt and in Paris, where he became friendly with Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Hector Berlioz. He gave chamber concerts in Paris, but during the Revolution of 1848 he

Edward Hall was an English historian whose chronicle was one of the chief sources of William Shakespeare’s history plays. Educated at Eton and at King’s College, Cambridge, Hall became common sergeant of London in 1533 and undersheriff in 1535. He was also a member of Parliament for Wenlock (1529)

phonetics: Jakobson, Fant, and Halle features: …Roman Jakobson, Gunnar Fant, and Morris Halle concluded in 1951 that segmental phonemes could be characterized in terms of 12 distinctive features. All of the features were binary, in the sense that a phoneme either had, or did not have, the phonetic attributes of the feature. Thus phonemes could be…

Sir Charles Hallé was a German-born British pianist and conductor, founder of the famed Hallé Orchestra. Hallé studied at Darmstadt and in Paris, where he became friendly with Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Hector Berlioz. He gave chamber concerts in Paris, but during the Revolution of 1848 he

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, state-controlled coeducational institution of higher learning at Halle, Ger. The university was formed in 1817 through the merger of the University of Wittenberg and the University of Halle. Wittenberg was founded by the elector Frederick II of Saxony

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, state-controlled coeducational institution of higher learning at Halle, Ger. The university was formed in 1817 through the merger of the University of Wittenberg and the University of Halle. Wittenberg was founded by the elector Frederick II of Saxony

Fitz-Greene Halleck was an American poet, a leading member of the Knickerbocker group, known for both his satirical and romantic verse. An employee in various New York City banks, including that of John Jacob Astor, Halleck wrote only as an avocation. In collaboration with Joseph Rodman Drake he

Henry W. Halleck was a Union officer during the American Civil War who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief (1862–64), failed to achieve an overall battle strategy for Union forces. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1839), Halleck was commissioned in the

Henry W. Halleck was a Union officer during the American Civil War who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief (1862–64), failed to achieve an overall battle strategy for Union forces. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1839), Halleck was commissioned in the

hälleflinta, (Swedish: “rock flint”), white, gray, yellow, greenish, or pink fine-grained rock that consists of quartz intimately mixed with feldspar. It is very finely crystalline, resembling the matrix of many silica-rich (acid) igneous rocks. Many examples are banded or striated; others contain

Hallein, town, north-central Austria, on the Salzach River just south of Salzburg city. Founded in the 12th century and chartered in 1230, Hallein profited from the nearby Dürrnberg saltworks, in operation since the 13th century. Old landmarks include the Classical parish church (15th century), the

Hallel, (Hebrew: “Praise”), Jewish liturgical designation for Psalms 113–118 (“Egyptian Hallel”) as read in synagogues on festive occasions. In ancient times Jews recited these hymns on the three Pilgrim Festivals, when they offered their required sacrifices in the Temple of Jerusalem. The Psalms

Leonard Cohen: …became Cohen’s best-known song, “Hallelujah.” Although it did not initially receive much attention, the single gained widespread popularity when covered by Jeff Buckley in 1994. The ballad was later performed or recorded by hundreds of artists and featured in soundtracks of TV shows and films.

hallelujah, Hebrew liturgical expression, usually rendered in English as “praise the Lord.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) in several psalms, usually at the beginning or end of the psalm or in both places. In ancient Judaism it was probably chanted as an antiphon by the Levite

King Vidor: Early sound features: Hallelujah, which was made into a talkie in postproduction, may have been the best picture of 1929, and it remains one of the seminal films of that transitional period. The drama was the first feature from a major studio to have an all-black cast, and…

chimurenga: …early 1970s, Mapfumo formed the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band. Among his first and most significant initiatives with the group was to change the language of the songs from English, which was associated with the white-minority administration, to Shona, which was spoken by the majority of the country’s black population. While…

Messiah: …source of the familiar “Hallelujah Chorus.” Messiah is by far the most frequently performed of all oratorios.

biblical literature: Psalms: …pilgrim songs in origin, the Hallelujah Psalms, and a group of 55 psalms with a title normally taken to mean “the choirmaster.”

John Sturges: Later films: The Hallelujah Trail (1965) was a western spoof centring on a cavalry colonel (Lancaster) who tries to deliver 40 wagonloads of whiskey to miners in the face of stiff opposition from temperance activists (led by Lee Remick). The overlong and uneven film was widely panned.…

Lorenz Hart: Collaboration with Richard Rodgers: …Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald), Hallelujah, I’m a Bum (1933; starring Al Jolson), and Mississippi (1935; starring Bing Crosby).

hall church, church in which the aisles are approximately equal in height to the nave. The interior is typically lit by large aisle windows, instead of a clerestory, and has an open and spacious feeling, as of a columned hall. Hall churches are characteristic of the German Gothic period. There are

tick: Physical description: …by a sensory pit (Haller’s organ) on the end segment of their first of four pairs of legs. Eyes may be present or absent.

Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss biologist, the father of experimental physiology, who made prolific contributions to physiology, anatomy, botany, embryology, poetry, and scientific bibliography. At the University of Göttingen (1736–53), where he served as professor of medicine, anatomy, surgery,

Bertold Haller was a Swiss religious Reformer who was primarily responsible for bringing the Reformation to Bern. Having arrived at Bern as a schoolmaster in 1513, Haller became canon at the cathedral in 1520. About the same time, he fell under the influence of the Protestant Reformer Huldrych

patrimonialism: …by the Swiss legal scholar Karl Ludwig von Haller, who was an opponent of the French Revolution. Like the British political thinker Edmund Burke, Haller attacked the ancien régime but also opposed Romanticism and violent revolutionary change. Haller argued that the state can and should be viewed as the patrimonium…

progeria: A third condition, Hallerman-Streiff-François syndrome, is characterized by the presence of progeria in combination with dwarfism and other features of abnormal growth. Progeria is extremely rare; for example, the global incidence of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is approximately one in every four to eight million births.

Paris: The Halles of Paris: Several streets northwest of the Hôtel de Ville is the quarter of the Halles, which was from 1183 to 1969 the central market (ultimately a wholesale market for fresh products) of Paris. When the market moved out to a new location at…

Ross Sea: …Volcanics) consisting of Cape Adare, Cape Hallett, Mount Melbourne, Franklin and Ross islands, on the western coast, and a number of lesser-known centres in western Marie Byrd Land, on the eastern coast.

United States Capitol: …the runner-up in the competition, Stephen Hallet. Hallet attempted to alter many of Thornton’s plans and was quickly replaced, first by George Hadfield and later by James Hoban, the architect who designed the White House.

Halley’s Comet, the first comet whose return was predicted and, almost three centuries later, the first to be imaged up close by interplanetary spacecraft. In 1705 English astronomer Edmond Halley published the first catalog of the orbits of 24 comets. His calculations showed that comets observed

Edmond Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician who was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet later named after him. He is also noted for his role in the publication of Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Halley began his education at St. Paul’s School,

Edmond Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician who was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet later named after him. He is also noted for his role in the publication of Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Halley began his education at St. Paul’s School,

Hallgrímur Pétursson: The Hallgrímskirkja, a memorial church built in the poet’s honour at Reykjavík, is one of the largest and finest churches in Iceland.

Jónas Hallgrímsson was one of the most popular of Iceland’s Romantic poets. Descended from a family of poets, Hallgrímsson lost his father, a chaplain, at age nine. Entering the University of Copenhagen in 1829, Hallgrímsson studied law, science, and literature. In 1835, with other Icelandic

Halliburton Co. is an American oil-field services company that operates worldwide and is a global leader in the upstream oil industry (petroleum exploration and production). Long associated with engineering and construction through earlier subsidiaries, the company is best known for supplying

Halliburton Co. is an American oil-field services company that operates worldwide and is a global leader in the upstream oil industry (petroleum exploration and production). Long associated with engineering and construction through earlier subsidiaries, the company is best known for supplying

Halliburton: Origin and growth: …was founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton, an engineer who developed improved methods for sealing oil wells with cement, a process critical to safe and efficient drilling. Drawing on techniques he had learned while working in the oil-field services industry in California, Halliburton established the New Method Oil Well…

Richard Halliburton was an American travel and adventure writer who spent most of his adult life exploring the world. After his sophomore year at Princeton University, Halliburton found his way to New Orleans, joined a crew on a freighter ship, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. After roaming

Michael Halliday was a British linguist, teacher, and proponent of neo-Firthian theory who viewed language basically as a social phenomenon. Halliday obtained a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from the University of London and then did postgraduate work in linguistics, first at Peking

Michael Halliday was a British linguist, teacher, and proponent of neo-Firthian theory who viewed language basically as a social phenomenon. Halliday obtained a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from the University of London and then did postgraduate work in linguistics, first at Peking

Michael Halliday was a British linguist, teacher, and proponent of neo-Firthian theory who viewed language basically as a social phenomenon. Halliday obtained a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from the University of London and then did postgraduate work in linguistics, first at Peking

construction: Use of steel and other metals: …facade, was that of the Hallidie Building (1918) in San Francisco. The first multistory structure with a full glass curtain wall was the A.O. Smith Research Building (1928) in Milwaukee by Holabird and Root; in it the glass was held by aluminum frames, an early use of this metal in…

streetcar: …cable car, the invention of Andrew Hallidie, was introduced in San Francisco on Sacramento and Clay streets in 1873. The cars were drawn by an endless cable running in a slot between the rails and passing over a steam-driven shaft in the powerhouse. The system was well-adapted for operation on…

James Comey: FBI director: Hillary Clinton e-mail inquiry, Donald Trump, and firing: district judge ruled that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan had been unlawfully appointed to her position by Trump and the indictment against Comey was thrown out. Comey’s attorneys had argued for dismissal on grounds of Halligan’s appointment and that the prosecution was vindictive.

halling, vigorous Norwegian folk dance for couples. The name derives from Hallingdal, a valley in southern Norway. Two or three males may dance in rivalry, performing difficult leaps, kicks, and other acrobatic stunts to demonstrate vigour and virility. The halling is one of a number of European

Spice Girls: The band’s members were Geraldine Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Adams (later Victoria Beckham), Melanie Brown, and Emma Bunton.

Joe Orton: …encouragement of his lifelong companion, K.L. Halliwell. A handful of novels the pair wrote at this time were not published, however, and it was not until 1964 that Orton had his first success, when his radio play The Ruffian on the Stair was broadcast by the BBC. From then until…

hallmark, symbol or series of symbols stamped on an article of gold or silver to denote that it conforms to legal standards that define the maximum proportion of base metals that may be alloyed with pure gold or silver for hardening or other purposes; in broader terms, any mark distinguishing

TelevisaUnivision: Ownership conflict and sale (1980s): …group of investors led by Hallmark Cards, Inc., for about $600 million, and they gave it a new name: Univision.

Mary Anna Hallock Foote was an American novelist and illustrator whose vivid literary and artistic productions drew on life in the mining communities of the American West. Mary Hallock grew up in a literary home and early displayed artistic talent. She attended Poughkeepsie (New York) Female

Hallopora, genus of extinct bryozoans (moss animals) found as fossils in Ordovician to Silurian marine rocks (from 505 to 408 million years old). Hallopora is distinguished by the large size of its pores and by its internal structure. Various species of Hallopora are known, some of them useful for

halloumi, creamy, white, soft to semihard, brined cheese with a fibrous springy texture that is made from goat’s or ewe’s milk and mint. It is known as hellim in Turkish. The cheese’s name is trademarked and, as a result of a European Commission decision, can be applied only to cheese made in

Halloween is observed on October 31, no matter what day of the week it falls on. But should the holiday be moved permanently to Saturdays, as many advocates want? Halloween has a long history. In Europe and North America, observance of the holiday is mainly nonreligious, celebrated with parties,

Jamie Lee Curtis: Later Halloween movies and Knives Out: …to her roots, starring in Halloween. Directed by David Gordon Green, it was a sequel to the 1978 film and ignored plot lines from other installments in the series. That movie broke various box-office records, and it sparked something of a resurgence for the actress. She later joined an all-star…

Rob Zombie: Filmmaking: …John Carpenter’s classic slasher film Halloween (1978). Zombie’s remake, released in 2007, was a modernization that delved into the origins of the slasher movie icon Michael Myers. The film was divisive among viewers, with some saying that it did not live up to the original version and others claiming to…

Halloween, a holiday observed annually on October 31 and noted for its pagan origins and its Christian roots as well as its secular traditions. In much of Europe and most of North America, observance of Halloween is today largely nonreligious, celebrated with parties, spooky costumes, pumpkin

John Carpenter: From Assault on Precinct 13 to Starman: …made the classic horror film Halloween (1978). Starring Jamie Lee Curtis as a terrorized babysitter, the movie relied more on creating tension and fear than on ostentatious gore. It won critical praise and immediate popularity, and it inspired numerous imitations, including sequels that Carpenter neither wrote nor directed.

Jamie Lee Curtis: Later Halloween movies and Knives Out: …with Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). The latter was the last installment in Green’s trilogy, and Curtis said it was her final movie in the franchise.

Jamie Lee Curtis: Later Halloween movies and Knives Out: …role of Laurie Strode in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later; her mother had a small role in the film. Curtis later appeared with Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush in John Boorman’s The Tailor of Panama (2001), an adaptation of John le Carré’s novel. In Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Curtis’s character is

Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen: …following year Curtis appeared in Halloween II. Her other credits from 1981 include the TV movie Death of a Centerfold, a true-crime drama about the murder of Dorothy Stratten.

Jamie Lee Curtis: Later Halloween movies and Knives Out: Her success continued with Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). The latter was the last installment in Green’s trilogy, and Curtis said it was her final movie in the franchise.

Jamie Lee Curtis: Later Halloween movies and Knives Out: In Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Curtis’s character is killed, which seemed to end her involvement in the series. She returned to comedy with Freaky Friday (2003), a remake, costarring Lindsay Lohan, of the 1976 film in which a mother and daughter switch bodies. Curtis then appeared in…

A. Irving Hallowell was a U.S. cultural anthropologist known for his work on the North American Indians, especially the Ojibwa. Hallowell received his early training at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania and was a social worker in Philadelphia while doing

A. Irving Hallowell was a U.S. cultural anthropologist known for his work on the North American Indians, especially the Ojibwa. Hallowell received his early training at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania and was a social worker in Philadelphia while doing

All Saints’ Day, in the Christian church, a day commemorating all the saints of the church, both known and unknown, who have attained heaven. It is celebrated on November 1 in the Western churches and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Eastern churches. In Roman Catholicism, the feast is

Jean-Baptiste-Julien d’ Omalius d’Halloy was a Belgian geologist who was an early proponent of evolution. D’Omalius was educated first in Liège and afterward in Paris. While a youth he became interested in geology (over the protests of his parents) and, having an independent income, was able to

halloysite, clay mineral that occurs in two forms: one is similar in composition to kaolinite, and the other is hydrated. Both forms have a lower specific gravity than kaolinite, are fibrous rather than platy, and may exhibit a prismatic tubular shape.

Lewis Milestone: War dramas: …returned to war dramas with Halls of Montezuma (1950), a rousing if conventional tale about marines who are tasked with finding a Japanese rocket base; the exceptional cast included Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Karl Malden, and Jack Webb.

Hallstatt, site in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut region where objects characteristic of the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age (from c. 1100 bce) were first identified; the term Hallstatt now refers generally to late Bronze and early Iron Age culture in central and western Europe. During

Hallstatt: …were first identified; the term Hallstatt now refers generally to late Bronze and early Iron Age culture in central and western Europe. During excavation between 1846 and 1899, more than 2,000 graves were found at Hallstatt. The majority fall into two groups, an earlier (c. 1100/1000 to c. 800/700 bce)…

Germany: Ostpolitik and reconciliation, 1969–89: …by the terms of the Hallstein Doctrine (named for one of Adenauer’s key foreign-policy aides, Walter Hallstein), the Bonn authorities had refused to maintain diplomatic relations with all those countries (other than the Soviet Union) that recognized the German Democratic Republic. Now the Brandt-Scheel cabinet reversed these policies by opening…

Burgess Shale: Such unusual fossils as Hallucigenia, a creature with a long tubular body and two rows of tall dorsal spines; Wiwaxia, an oval creature with two rows of spines down its plated back; and Opabinia, which had five eyes and a long nozzle, have led many scientists to conclude that…

Mário de Andrade: …from his Paulicéia Desvairada (1922; Hallucinated City), was greeted by catcalls, but it has since been recognized as the single most significant influence on modern Brazilian poetry.

ChatGPT: …models, ChatGPT can sometimes “hallucinate,” a term used to describe the tendency for such models to respond with inaccurate or misleading information. For example, ChatGPT was asked to tell the Greek myth of Hercules and the ants. There is no such Greek myth; nevertheless, ChatGPT told a story of…

hallucination, the experience of perceiving objects or events that do not have an external source, such as hearing one’s name called by a voice that no one else seems to hear. A hallucination is distinguished from an illusion, which is a misinterpretation of an actual stimulus. A historical survey

Oliver Sacks: Hallucinations (2012) inventoried conditions and circumstances—from epilepsy to drug use to sensory deprivation—that can cause hallucinations and chronicled the effects of illusory neurological phenomena on those who experienced them. Among his autobiographical works were Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (2001), Oaxaca Journal (2002),…

hallucinogen, substance that produces psychological effects that tend to be associated with phenomena such as dreams or religious exaltation or with mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Hallucinogens produce changes in perception, thought, and feeling, ranging from distortions of what is sensed

human muscle system: Changes in the muscles of the lower limb: …the flexor muscles of the big toe are developed to provide the final push off in the walking cycle. Muscles of all three compartments of the modern human lower leg contribute to making the foot a stable platform, which nonetheless can adapt to walking over rough and sloping ground.

The Big Heat: …enjoys considerable screen chemistry with Gloria Grahame as the ill-treated mob moll. Lee Marvin makes an early screen appearance as a sadistic gangster.

Johnny Hallyday was a French rock singer and actor whose powerful vocals and prolific career spanning more than half a century enabled him to achieve unprecedented stardom in France. Credited with popularizing rock and roll in France in the early 1960s, Johnny (as he is simply referred to in

Bae Yong-Jun: The trend became known as hallyu, or “Korean Wave,” and it seemed to peak with the KBS drama series Gyeoul yeonga (2002; Winter Sonata). Though the story was a typical tale of star-crossed lovers, the performances of Bae and costar Choi Ji-Woo captivated the country. The Japanese network Nippon Hoso…

World War I: The Turkish entry: …therefore persuaded the grand vizier, Said Halim Paşa, to make a secret treaty (negotiated late in July, signed on August 2) pledging Turkey to the German side if Germany should have to take Austria-Hungary’s side against Russia. The unforeseen entry of Great Britain into the war against Germany alarmed the…

Halma, (Greek: “jump”), checkers-type board game, invented about 1880, in which players attempt to move a number of pieces from one corner of a square board containing 256 squares to the opposite corner. The first to transfer all of his pieces is the winner. In the two-handed game, each player has