Re: [piecepack] Re: Tariffs

[Mark Biggar <mark@...>]

porter235 wrote:

> > 4) It seems that you could get into a never ending game where
> > 	all the player's want to do is rotate a domino back and
> > 	forth (think about the six-blank.)  You may want a
> > 	no-rotate back rule.
>
>
> You are correct. I have misplaced what is actually a more up to date 
> version of the rules, and the condition was not in the version posted. 
>
> After rotating a dominoes, place the pawn (there is only one used in 
> the game) on it. You may not rotate a domino with the pawn on it.
>
> This still could lead to a condition where players just take rotate 
> actions back and forth... if the pawn rule is not enough I will 
> consider adding further restrictions.

I guess if you had players A, B, C and D and A & C disagreed
over one domino and B & D disagreed over a different domino then
your pawn rule doesn't help.

> > 7) Can your route include loops?
>
> YES. Loops and running back on yourself is also allowed. (You will be 
> paying the cost for the other direction on the way back) This helps 
> the poor sap who has corner commitments. A 6-6 in on one way, and they 
> could try and get a much smaller pair on the other route. Then never 
> have to use the 6-6.

You really need to be explicit about running back, as I read "Continuous
Route" to imply no branches.  I think you want "completed connected"
instead.

> > 8) finally, if a non-declaring player (unlikely as it is) can trace
> > 	a route that contains no dominoes at all, does he then get	
> > 	a route of all 2's?
>
>
> Formula for calculating non-declaring players scores is:
> (Total of all stops on route + 
> (number of missing links required * (2 + Declarer's HIGHEST fee))
>
>
> Nope. That route would cost as follows:
>
> (0+ (number of missing links required * (2 + Declarer's HIGHEST fee))
>
> so if in the DECLARER's route the most expensive single stop they had 
> was a 5, then the cost would be 
>
> (Length of non-declarer's route * (7))
>
>
> This is where the [Example] would help a lot. I will see if I can find 
> some time to add the explicit instructions as well as an example in 
> the next little while.

Yes, but what if the route has NO dominoes only missing links?
It has no "highest fee"!

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