Re: PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?

From: david.m.bott@dartmouth.edu (Dave Bott)

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <4ivkq3$5d@clark.zippo.com>, dschulz@luminet.net (hElIcAl
gEaRs) wrote:

> Nice thread.  This is my first mac post as I'm a PCer who
> is here just checkin out TacOps posts.
>
> There is NO way to deal whith PBEM cheaters other than
> to hard code it into games.  To do this, you simply make
> the player wait one turn to see results (a simplistic
> approach, but effective). A typical cycle goes like this...
>
> a) see results from last turn.
>
> b) plan next turn.
>
> W@W ALMOST got it right. Notice that it's impossible for one
> player to cheat in Stalingrad or Utah.
>
> Why the hell did they get rid of the 'double move'? I feel
> vulnerable when I don't initiate the game.

This sort of "solution" occurs in Empire II when you choose Parallel turn
mode.  Each player inputs their orders, then the computer runs the results
and makes the turn available as "history" to each player.  I have not
tested to see if the last player to give orders can review the battle and
then replay.  If so, then the solution is not perfect.  Still it is better
than sequential turns.

DAve

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References

PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
Jim Flanagan <flanag19@eos.net>
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
kkent@gulf.uvic.ca (Kevin Kent)
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
dschulz@luminet.net (hElIcAl gEaRs)
Sat, 23 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
Jim Flanagan <flanag19@eos.net>
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
kkent@gulf.uvic.ca (Kevin Kent)
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBEM Cheating, how to deal with it?
dschulz@luminet.net (hElIcAl gEaRs)
Sat, 23 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000