Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?

From: rebill01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu (Russell E. Billings)

Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1992 05:37:47 +0000

In article <lhak3eINNg1n@cash.cs.utexas.edu>, mckinney@cs.utexas.edu (Durwood Y. McKinney) writes:
> I would prefer that you always be able to use the original planet
> number, rather than the coordinates.  That way I could make a map
> once, label it, and not have to worry about whether my opponent switched
> all his planet names around the previous turn.  The GaG rules and the
> variant galaxy game that Glenn Ellingston has been running both do this.
>
> Ken McKinney

Of all people, I would have figured you to be against that idea.  How
many people have accidentally sent ships to planet 1 in Game 7 so far,
ten?

(p.s.  why haven't you renamed it yet?  That would stop the flow of
       new mistakes, at least)

Russell Billings
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References

Improved Galaxy order syntax?
schei@Siri.Unit.NO (Lars Schei)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 19:29:54 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
mckinney@cs.utexas.edu (Durwood Y. McKinney)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 22:32:14 +0000

Referenced By

Improved Galaxy order syntax?
schei@Siri.Unit.NO (Lars Schei)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 19:29:54 +0000
Re: Improved Galaxy order syntax?
mckinney@cs.utexas.edu (Durwood Y. McKinney)
Thu, 26 Nov 1992 22:32:14 +0000