[Kde-games-devel] Bug in KReversi

[Dmitry Suzdalev]

Yes, the bug would be very nice.
I've read you mail and I think this is something that I'll need to
solve, but just not *right now*. Please, report this as bug/wish on
b.k.o.

Thanks!

Dmitry.

On 04/12/2007, Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> wrote:
> A Dijous 29 Novembre 2007, Dennis P va escriure:
> > Bug in KReversi found during testing the previous beta of KDE4.
> > Kreversi is a turn based game like chess. You place a piece, the board
> > changes. The computer places a piece and the board changes again.
> > Bug: These 2 changes however run in one go because the AI is very fast, at
> > worst the board changes three times around and afterwards an animated
> > notification appears that the computer will place the next piece as you,
> > the user, has no legal placement option. But the placement and the changes
> > have already happened and you are left wondering 'what happened and did the
> > computer make legal moves?'.
> >
> > Solution
> > Along with the AI a timer should run. I suggest 1 second. When the AI is
> > instantaneously fast (like always in this awesomely well made application)
> > there will still be a one second 'computer thinks his move' time.
> >
> > Result
> > User thinks for a while and places a piece, the board changes.
> >
> > 1 second timer or slower AI: User thinks 'Oh no, why did I do that. Look at
> > the current state of the board, the cpu has so many great options I hope he
> > doesn't place its piece there.'
> >
> > Computer places piece, the board changes.
> >
> > User thinks for a while and places a piece, the board changes.
> >
> > 1 second timer or slower AI: User thinks 'Uh'
> >
> > Computer places piece, the board changes.
> >
> > The animated notification appears while the 1 second timer runs or slower
> > AI is busy: User thinks 'Oh, crap'
> >
> > Computer places another piece, the board changes again.
> >
> > User thinks for a while and places a piece, the board changes.
> > ...etcetra...
> >
> > See, now the game runs like a strategic turn based game, which it is.
>
> Hi, thanks for contacting the developers mailing list, to make sure this bug
> is not forgotten you should use bugs.kde.org
>
> Albert
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dennis
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