20 seconds time is reasonable.

Zitat

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Those are the possible variants:

a. No penalty at all.
b. A penalty of n points to be deducted from the score of the player who had made the unjustified challenge. 10 points is usual.
c. The player looses one move. (not implemented in Scrabble3D)
d. No penalty for the first unjustified challenge, from the second one the player will loose his move. (not implemented in Scrabble3D)
e. Increasing penalties, for example: 5-10-15-20 (not implemented in Scrabble3D)
f. Time penalty, for example 30 or 60 seconds (not implemented in Scrabble3D)



So what do you think is most common in Romanian Scrabble Tournaments and which penalty (in points) could be best for our default settings for Romanian rules in Scrabble3D?

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Hello.
"b" , with 10 points penalty is the current rule, and this is the only rule applied in romanian language as i know since i play Scrabble

Perhaps i not give the best example. Some other flagrant tactical errors that engine do:
-open a possible 3x, or worst 9x word value move. I see something like this in a really easy move, 20 points placed, when for 2 or 3 more points computer open for me the possible 9x by placing a word from c11 to c15. Useless and flagrant tactical error.
-open same place (3x word, row or column) by placing a word that can be continued easy. In our language almost any word can be continued in many ways. For example
MANCA (to eat)
-MANCAT
-MANCAI
-MANCAM
-MANCAU
any honest player will avoid such a open move that can be continued in dangerous places like 3x word 2x word. This is, of course, dependent
t of existence of that letters (T,I,M,U)in that moment in stock. This can be on the other side, a brilliant move when only you have that letters on your rack.
-placing vowels near to 3xletter, opening game for a possible 50-60 points response with only 2 letters placed. This opening move can logically be made only if you place a move with at least a same value move. In our language are 12 letters with 8+points that can form words of 2 letters in combination with almost any vowel, and placing a vowel near to a dark blue square will almost guarantee you a 50+ response. This is again dependent of letters in stock.

This are some examples of rules independent of language. I don't see a big problem for checking if the move do not break any of this rules. After the list of possible moves is calculated, and the next move is chosen according to "performance" parameter, check if not break any of this rules and give a chance to avoid the move according again with the "performance" value and place the next valuable move that do not brake any rules.

Another rule can be defined as "balancing the rack", and this is dependent of language. I can give you, for my language a value of how "friendly" is every letter. In our games, balancing the rack is very important, and we almost anytime (if do not place scrabble or 40+ move) try to keep the best letters that are best for a possible scrabble. Some time triple letters are annoying, and i cannot imagine a move that do not place two of P if i have on my rack PPPxxxx. Another idea is to have at least 2 vowels in next rack, and every move is make according to this rule. Is acceptable to remain with 2 or 3 consonants on rack after move (or vowels) but is bad to keep 4 or 5 or worst 6 consonants. I belive that for every language can be made another set of rules that must be checked after selecting the possible move list.

I really belive that this rules can be translated in mathematical equations and check the next move. The first 3 rules i give are really necessary in engine to add a tactic dimension to this program.

I agree that ending game at end time of one player is dangerous when more than 2 player are involved. One player can force game end in favor of another friend that is in the lead. But in this logic i see no point to play a game with more than 1 opponent, because if you want to help another player you can open the game, open 3x words rows, place vowel next to 3x letter field. You can help him anyway. In my playing stile blocking the opponent and keeping my rack balanced in numbers of vowels and consonants is a little bit more important than the maximum numbers of points i can make in a move, so i see no point in playing with more than one opponent. But is shure, Scrabble3D must be open to all styles and playing with 3 partners can be a option. But is funny to me to see the game entering in something like demo mode, with computer continuing to place moves unil tiles are over. For 2 players, game must end in case of a player ending his time.

When one player end his 25 min time for thinking, game is over.
No more passes, no more extra-time.
Player that end the time lose the match, the score is the one from the moment of time end. In our competitions victory is 1 point and additional is counted the difference of scores. Look here for a competition table: http://scrabrom.3x.ro/Stiri/CR2011/clas-libere.html
In case of time ending
-if the player that end his time is in advance, the other one receive 1 victory and +50 to his difference
-if the other player is in advantage, he receive 1 victory and the difference (but no less than 50).
For forfait(one player is not present at the game) the other receive 1 victory and +75 to difference.

A hope that this will clarify for you the mode of ending the game, because i do not understand what Overrun of Max. Overtime - Forfeit the Game means.

PS. I'm the player at place 16 in that table.

The table is attached.
I do not understand
Dotazione di tempo supplementare esaurita - partita persa

please translate this in english.

Regole di gioco internazionali	Romanian
Insieme di lettere	100
Quantità di tessere 	7
Quantità di jolly	2
Quantità di lettere casuali	0
Tempo per giocatore	25 min
Tempo supplementare Penalità per minuti (punti da sottrarre)	0
Minuti supplementari	0 /end game at time limit(keep the current score or victory with +0 difference if time is end for player in advance.)
Dotazione di tempo supplementare esaurita - partita persa	?
Recupero ammesso	no
Scambio del jolly	no
Cambiare = 
passare il turno	si
Cambio secco	no
Sottrarre i punti delle lettere rimaste sul leggio 	si
Aggiungere i punti delle lettere rimaste sul leggio 	si
Penalità per ogni jolly rimasto sul leggio	0
Passa #volte affinché la partita termini	3
Bonus a fine partita	0
Limitare lo scambio di lettere a 	Quantità di tessere 
Regole di gioco internazionali	

I can't use skype at my work. Let's wait until the v24 release and then i will translate the new generated .lang file. No need to hurry. I'm not shure that i will manage to translate the files until 10 sep to be included in new release.

"Comment=LOC 5, Lista Oficială de Cuvinte admise în competiţiile de scrabble desfăşurate sub egida Federaţiei Române de Scrabble" that's correct.
I agree withe the licence text.