Re: Galaxy problem: "bug" or Cheat?

From: tulrich@unlinfo.unl.edu (Timothy Ulrich)

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000

mhkohne@discordia.org (Michael Kohne) writes:

>In article <vo8ratpjbqz.fsf@crocus.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
>rmm@maths.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R M Mantel) wrote:

>>In a Galaxy game I'm playing, one player has chosen to rename all his
>>planets to planets at the other end of the galaxy, thus making it
>>impossible to attack him. I have asked the GM to do something about
>>this.

>[snip]

>>Roolf

>Galaxy should let you specify planet by either NUMBER or NAME. If someone
>is giving you trouble by shifting the names around, just use the numbers.
>(I'm playing in blind galaxy in the moment. I seem to remember the numbers
>working in the original as well. Correct me if I'm wrong).

Works just in Blind.  When the planet name changes, the number no
longer works.

>As to whether names should be checked for uniqueness: Interesting
>suggestion. Considering that someone could easily keep you from attacking
>them by name by shifting their planet names every turn, it wouldn't gain
>you much.

Am I missing something here?  In every game I've played, you DO have
to have a unique name!  Also, you can change the name, but it doesn't
take effect until the end of the turn... meaning that if I order my
ships to Planet X, and my enemy changes the name to Planet Y, my ships
will still get sent.  The game would seem to be impossible to play
otherwise.

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References

Galaxy problem: "bug" or Cheat?
rmm@maths.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R M Mantel)
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy problem: "bug" or Cheat?
mhkohne@discordia.org (Michael Kohne)
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000