brian_jaress comments on Pract: A Guessing and Testing Game - Less Wrong

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Comment author: brian_jaress 31 July 2009 09:50:06PM 0 points [-]

It is not reasonable to expect people to pretend the entire scoring system is not broken when it would be rather simple to fix.

I don't expect that. Maybe it didn't come through in the post, but I support the idea that players can and should agree to modify the rules to suit them. To some extent, that's what I mean by being reasonable. I think of the rules I've written as a suggested starting point.

I definitely expect that people who actually play Pract will discover things I didn't anticipate, maybe things no one anticipated.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 July 2009 10:39:33PM *  1 point [-]

Great. Well, if you'll agree to my (other.length + 10 > my.length) appeal clause then I'll challenge you to a game:

Wedrifid> 1, 2

Wedrifid> in

Comment author: brian_jaress 31 July 2009 11:22:36PM 1 point [-]

brian> in

brian> 7, 5, 4

brian> out

I really have to run, but I'll be back. Thanks.

Comment author: wedrifid 31 July 2009 11:38:38PM *  0 points [-]

wedrifid> out

wedrifid> 2, 3

wedrifid> in

Comment author: brian_jaress 01 August 2009 07:00:52AM 0 points [-]

brian> in

brian> 2, 4, 6

brian> out

Comment author: Cyan 01 August 2009 01:16:21PM 1 point [-]

Y'know, every comment has your name right at the top. You don't need to mimic IRC labels.

Comment author: brian_jaress 01 August 2009 06:04:14PM 0 points [-]

When I wrote the examples, I had the notion that they were on IRC, but I think we've been using it as a way to distinguish moves from remarks.

At least I think that's why we're doing it. Maybe we're each just following the other's lead.

Wedrifid?

Comment author: wedrifid 02 August 2009 07:00:07AM 0 points [-]

wedrifid> out

wedrifid> 2, 3, 5

wedrifid> in

Comment author: brian_jaress 02 August 2009 08:34:39AM 0 points [-]

brian> out

brian> 1, 2, 2

brian> in

I was starting to think we somehow had the same set. Very unlikely after so few turns, but I guess that's where superstitions come from.