RE: Broadcast from andidi via PBM Server

[Bob Lafleur <bob_lafleur@technologist.com>]

Yes, I thought it might add flavor to the game if one could pull a "fast
one". But, I guess in the PBeM environment, that isn't such a great thing to
allow. So, the next version of Hearts will allow for legal moves only.

   - Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pbmserv-users@gamerz.net
> [mailto:owner-pbmserv-users@gamerz.net]On Behalf Of Ronald Lokers
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:42 AM
> To: gadrane@globeschool.com; pbmserv-users@gamerz.net
> Cc: antdiago@yahoo.es
> Subject: RE: Broadcast from andidi via PBM Server
> 
> 
> As far as I know, the server doesn't check if you play by the
> rules thus far. So you can play any card any time.
> I think the programmer thought it a nice feature if a player could
> 'cheat'. But I don't know if there's a way to punish such a player
> if his cheat falls through.
> 
> Ronald (elloco)
> 
> > > In this game, the situation is illegal. Player 2 had to play 7C
> > > in move #6. How is it possible that server couldn't detect it?
> > > Going on the game is very stranger now
> > >
> > > >   Player 1          Player 2          Player 3          Player 4
> > > >    1 ->              2 ->              3 ->              4 ->
> > > >    5 2C              6 JH              7 4C              8 AC
> > > >    9 --             10 --             11 --             12 10S
> > > >   13 JS             14 7C
> > 
> > I don't play Hearts on this server (yet!), but I'm assuming the game
> > being
> > referred to above is Hearts.  In any case, aren't there two problems
> > here?
> > One, as andidi points out is that Player 2 had to play 
> clubs if they had
> > them, but two, isn't it illegal to play points on the first 
> turn? (unless
> > all you have in your hand are points, if I understand the rules
> > correctly...)
> > 
> > JM2C....
> > 
> > Grey (gadrane)
> > 
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