Re: [pbmserv-dev] Re: Problem in Toot game 136

[Douglas Zander <darthdoug_1999@yahoo.com>]

I was the original programmer of Toot and I was the one who added the "tootris" option.   I am sorry for not including a notice of what option(s) are in effect; I assumed that if the number of pieces are not listed then i


--- On Mon, 10/20/08, Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net> wrote:

> From: Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
> Subject: [pbmserv-dev] Re: Problem in Toot game 136
> To: "Rob" <games@rdbhn.org>, pbmserv-dev@gamerz.net
> Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 8:13 AM
> Indeed, you are correct.  -tootris is "on"
> 
> But you're also right in that this isn't indicated
> on the display anywhere.
> A quick look at the code indicates that if tootris is not
> enabled, you'd
> see how many pieces you have left, but that's mighty
> mightly subtle.
> 
> I (or one of the other coders) will look into this.
> 
> In the meanwhile, you might request an "undo"
> from your opponent.
> 
> Richard
> 
> Richard
> 
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 04:31:13AM -0600, Rob wrote:
> > Here's what the board looked like before my turn:
> > 
> > It is labradors's turn.
> > 
> >   TOOT         OTTO      
> >   labradors    sny       
> >  11 FT        12 FT      
> >  13 FT        14 ET      
> >  15 ET        16 BO      
> >  17 BO        18 BO      
> > 
> > 
> >      A B C D E F 
> > 
> >      . . O . T T 
> >      . O O O T T 
> >      . O O T T T 
> >      . O T O O O 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > So I sent the move AT, and this is what I got back:
> > 
> > It is sny's turn.
> > 
> >   TOOT         OTTO      
> >   labradors    sny       
> >  13 FT        14 ET      
> >  15 ET        16 BO      
> >  17 BO        18 BO      
> >  19 AT      
> > 
> > 
> >      A B C D E F 
> > 
> >      . . . . . . 
> >      . . O . T T 
> >      . O O O T T 
> >      . O O T T T 
> > 
> > 
> > To double check, I did a SHOW command, and got back
> the following:
> > 
> > It is sny's turn.
> > 
> >   TOOT         OTTO      
> >   labradors    sny       
> >   1 CT         2 DO      
> >   3 EO         4 FO      
> >   5 CO         6 DT      
> >   7 CO         8 CO      
> >   9 DO        10 ET      
> >  11 FT        12 FT      
> >  13 FT        14 ET      
> >  15 ET        16 BO      
> >  17 BO        18 BO      
> >  19 AT      
> > 
> > 
> >      A B C D E F 
> > 
> >      . . . . . . 
> >      . . O . T T 
> >      . O O O T T 
> >      . O O T T T 
> > 
> > 
> > My opponent is the one who started this game, but I
> don't recall having 
> > the "-tootris" option turned on, yet the
> bottom row has disappeared, as 
> > if that option IS on.  Is there any way to show the
> details of how the 
> > game was actually started, to see if that option was
> used?  Had I known 
> > that option was in effect, I would have made a
> different move.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 
> 
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