On 08/24/2012 03:31 PM, Ed Murphy wrote:
> Pavitra wrote:
>
>> On 08/24/2012 01:32 PM, Sean Hunt wrote:
>>> Proposal: Fuel Up (AI=1)
>>> {{{
>>> Award sufficient props to each first-class player such that all
>>> first-class players have at least 14 props.
>>> }}}
>>
>> I think that the intent is
>> {
>> For some constant K, award K props to each first class player; choose
>> the smallest value of K that results in each first-class player having
>> at least 14 props.
>> }
>> but that the actual meaning is
>> {
>> For each first-class player, award sufficient props that all
>> first-class players have at least 14 props between them.
>> }
>> resulting in
>> {
>> Award props to whichever first-class player is selected first, until
>> the total number of props held by first-class players is 14.
>> }
>
> Given that the intent is so obvious, it's more reasonable to parse it
> as "all first-class players [each individually] have at least 14".
There's still legitimate ambiguity regarding awarding props
simultaneously/serially: if the prop holdings are {5, 10, 15} before the
change, then afterward are they {14, 14, 15} or {14, 19, 24}?
