Hi. I think Jim was thinking along the terms of both of you playing at the same computer, passing the keyboard between you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Uno game with human players
> Hi Jim, > Actually, in this respect each client of the game can work independantly > from each other. For example if I press the 1 through 0 on my keyboard > to see what cards are in my hand Sapi would announce only my cards, in > my hand, and not brodcast it across the network to the other players. It > would only brodcast to the other players if you specifically designed > your game to announce to each player what I was doing. > About the only thing that would need to get broadcast to the other > players is that player 1, Tom Ward, has drawn a new card, discarded an > old card, or I played a card and the new face up card on the deck is 9 > green or something like that. In this respect it isn't much different > than writing for a computer player except you are taking out the A.I. > part and allowing real human players to make all the decisions. > I know none of your games are network playable,and why you have drawn > the wrong conclusions here. However, I just thought I would point out > that what Ann wants is certainly doable from a programming standpoint, > and that not everything done in a network game is broadcast to everyone > else unless the developer makes it do that. Smile. > Cheers. > > Jim Kitchen wrote: >> Hi Ann, >> >> You know other than on line like at AllInPlay, I am not sure how one >> would write any multiple player card game. You know because I don't know >> how one could hear what their cards are without everyone hearing them. >> Pretty much the same thing for allot of multiple player games like that >> like Clue, battleship etc. >> >> BFN >> >> Jim >> >> if you want someone to keep a secret, keep it yourself. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.kitchensinc.net >> (440) 286-6920 >> Chardon Ohio USA >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
