[pbmserv-dev] Re: [pbmserv] Robots scoring

[Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>]

On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 06:51:44PM -0000, Stig Hemmer wrote:
> I don't understand the scoring for Robots, it seems.
> 
> I started out in this situation:
> 
>  +-----------------+
>  | . r . . . . . . |
>  | . r r . r . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . r |
>  | . . . r . . . . |
>  | . @ . . r . . . |
>  | . . . . . . r . |
>  | r r . . . . r . |
>  | r . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+

Turn 1:  N, 4 bots die... 4x1 = 4 pts
>  +-----------------+
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . r . . . . . . |
>  | . # . r . . . . |
>  | . @ r r . . r . |
>  | . . . . . r . . |
>  | . # . . . r . . |
>  | . r . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+

Turn 2:  BE, 5 bots die... 5x2 = 10 pts
>  +-----------------+
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . @ # . r r . . |
>  | . . . . r . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+

Turn 3:  L, 2 bots die... 2x3 = 6 pts
>  +-----------------+
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . @ # # r . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+

Turn 4:  L (cont'd), 1 bot dies... 1x4 = 4 pts
>  +-----------------+
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . @ # # . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . # . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+


Total:  4 + 10 + 6 + 4 == 24 - 10 == 14



> I sent the multiple move N,BE,L
> 
> I thought this should have given me the following scores for the
> robots killed:
> 
>  +-----------------+
>  | . 2 . . . . . . |
>  | . 1 1 . 2 . . . |
>  | . . . . . . . 5 |
>  | . . . 2 . . . . |
>  | . @ . . 2 . . . |
>  | . . . . . . 4 . |
>  | 1 1 . . . . 4 . |
>  | 2 . . . . . . . |
>  +-----------------+

change those 4s to 3s and the 4 to a 4.

> Adding it all up gives 27, minus 10 for the blast should have given me
> 17 in total score.
> 
> But not so.  According to the feedback I got, I have 11 points.

And I get 14 points, not 11.

> How come?

Agreed.     Perhaps a blow by blow summary (ala zertz) for multiple moves.


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