Michael Petch wrote:
On 2014-08-17 7:01 PM, jl...@juno.com wrote:
I just downloaded the update version of GNU Backgammon. I thought of a
feature that could be added. When there is no valid move (no matter
what is rolled), then skip the roll entirely. It does not make sense to
waste time rolling the dice, when there is no move that can be made,
regardless of what is rolled. Thanks.
As far as I know, GNUBG already does this, however it won't seem to
happen in all cases.
What does it mean to "skip the roll entirely" from the point of view of
the random number generator? I think that it would be better *not* to
actually skip the dice generation entirely. For example, you might want
to replay the game with the same dice but making a different move.
Whether or not you have a valid move can depend on what moves were made
earlier. If you actually skip the dice generation then (for example) some
freak sequence of doublets might get assigned to the opposite player when
the game is replayed.
As far as the user interface is concerned, the roll could appear to be
skipped entirely, but the record of the game would still show that dice
were rolled.
Actually, now that I think about it, I think GNU *does* generate dice and
flash them on the screen momentarily. So it seems to be doing what I
think it should be doing. Perhaps jl015 wants to save even more time and
skip the momentary flashing of the dice on the screen?
Tim
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