06-20-2021, 07:00 PM
Hi,
It seems to me that the game Bolotudu is implemented in a weird way in Ludii. I could not find the original source cited in the metadata, but could find these two sources:
Both rules are different from the ones implemented in Ludii.
They are both played on a 5x6 board instead of a 6x6 board. In the second set of rules, making three in a row is not allowed to make a 2 in a row (is Line 2 Orthogonal contiguous:true). In the first, the goal is to make three in a row.
The issue with the current implementation is that it returns a "draw" when both players pass consecutively. This can happen when the second player is unable to add more pieces to the board (see trial "bolotodu.trl" attached). When Player 1 is unable to play, however, the game keeps going as usual (see "bolotudu2.trl"). This scenario is not mentioned in the rules above.
Slightly unrelated, but in Ludii 1.2.1 the status shows "Game Over, you lose!" when the game ends in a draw, which in my opinion is wrong as there is no winner or loser.
Best,
Fabio
It seems to me that the game Bolotudu is implemented in a weird way in Ludii. I could not find the original source cited in the metadata, but could find these two sources:
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/112711/bolotudu
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_MxgGL9...wBwsl/view (from https://smoraes2000.wixsite.com/simonemoraes/bolotoudou)
Both rules are different from the ones implemented in Ludii.
They are both played on a 5x6 board instead of a 6x6 board. In the second set of rules, making three in a row is not allowed to make a 2 in a row (is Line 2 Orthogonal contiguous:true). In the first, the goal is to make three in a row.
The issue with the current implementation is that it returns a "draw" when both players pass consecutively. This can happen when the second player is unable to add more pieces to the board (see trial "bolotodu.trl" attached). When Player 1 is unable to play, however, the game keeps going as usual (see "bolotudu2.trl"). This scenario is not mentioned in the rules above.
Slightly unrelated, but in Ludii 1.2.1 the status shows "Game Over, you lose!" when the game ends in a draw, which in my opinion is wrong as there is no winner or loser.
Best,
Fabio