On Tue, 12 Jul 2016, Owen Jacobson wrote:
> > 2. Need to think ahead 2-3 weeks to make best moves, "thinking ahead"
> > includes looking at other players' positions.
>
> As near as I can tell, Agora’s rules, as written, require that the only
> hidden
> state for an Agoran is their state of mind - their unstated intents, beliefs,
> and plans.
Which is plenty for thinking ahead in many games. "If e's going to harvest
corn
next week, I should stock up on wheat."
Add to that a small amount of randomness if desired ("mice get into the
corn crops on a roll of 1-3") and there really is plenty of room for thinking
ahead. But that's not even needed.
That being said, I AM thinking about hidden information. IF someone can get
a good web-interface going, I'm thinking of simultaneous moves (ala diplomacy)
as follows:
- All moves are made via web interface.
- Web interface confirms ID of player, accepts short text entries.
- Text entries are kept hidden and sent to the forum as a batch (once
a week maybe).
- Actions taken in texts are considered date-stamped/processed at the
time of being sent to the forum (i.e. "simultaneously") though in the
order they were received by the web interface.
-G.
