[Hypersonic] Fixes and changes

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#1

Hello.

Several discrepancies have been reported between the game’s behaviour and the rules.
We’ve fixed them with as little impact as possible on the game experience.

However we’ve discovered a misleading line in the statement that will have now changed.

  • Once the explosions have been computed, any box hit is then removed.
  • Players then perform their actions simultaneously.

This implies a player can move onto a box that gets destroyed on the same turn. However, in reality the actions being performed are computed using the initial state of boxes. We have changed the statement to reflect the game’s behaviour:

  • Once the explosions have been computed, any box hit scores a point to the owner of each explosion.
  • Players then perform their actions simultaneously.
  • New items appear, destroyed items and boxes are removed.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

In addition, we have also implemented a new timeout mechanism for games were nobody is doing anything. If there are no bombs and no movement for 20 rounds in a row, the game will end as if it had reached the full 200 turns.

Good luck

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#2

Does this mean a player could move onto a square with an item and pick it up before it’s destroyed?

As in

B  1
   P

B = Bomb, P = player, 1 = item.

I submit MOVE (position of 1) when the bomb has a countdown of 1.
The bomb ticks down to 0, explodes, marks the 1 as “to be destroyed”, but then I perform my action, so I move to it. Do I pick it up before it’s cleared?

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#3

I’m also curious what happens in the two other scenarios, where the item is either an empty cell or a box:
In both cases the player sends a command to Move up:

Bomb=1   Empty
         Player

In this case the bomb explodes first, and the player safely moves into the empty square after the explosion. Correct?

Bomb=1    Box
         Player

In this case the bomb explodes first and the bomb owner scores a point. But the box is still there when the player moves, so the player cannot move. The player stands still. After that the box disappears, and the player can move there next turn. Correct?

#4

No, items marked for destruction don’t get picked up by players.

#5

Correct.

Correct.

#6

Great, thanks!