From 61e65e52809257053337a06f61c1d630be9bfba6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingy120-github <79066217+Gingy120-github@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:22:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Update level-1.mdx there are more rules at level 2 about the early game --- docs/level-1.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/level-1.mdx b/docs/level-1.mdx index 81ad7af5fa..7aadc63c28 100644 --- a/docs/level-1.mdx +++ b/docs/level-1.mdx @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ D3N --> D3NL; - The _Early Game_ is the period of time before any player has discarded their chop card. - Players **must** "extinguish" all of the available _Play Clues_ and _Save Clues_ on the board before ending the _Early Game_. - As outlined in the [beginner's guide](beginner/minimum-clue-value-principle.mdx), "extinguishing" all the _Play Clues_ does **not** include giving _Tempo Clues_. _Tempo Clues_ do not meet _Minimum Clue Value Principle_, so in general, they should not be given. -- For level 9 players, there are [some additional rules](level-9.mdx#the-early-game-severity-1-stalling) about the Early Game. (Don't worry about them for now if you are only level 1.) +- There are some additional rules about the Early Game for [level 2 players](level-2.mdx#the-5-stall-cluing-off-chop-5s) and for [level 9 players](level-9.mdx#the-early-game-severity-1-stalling). Don't worry about them for now if you are only playing at level 1. ## Special Moves From 5c4c7d3b8e0020d29b189e6914419f850d5ecc2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingy120-github <79066217+Gingy120-github@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:12:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update level-2.mdx wrote about no number 5 play clue in early game --- docs/level-2.mdx | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/level-2.mdx b/docs/level-2.mdx index e62da62bac..fe100926fc 100644 --- a/docs/level-2.mdx +++ b/docs/level-2.mdx @@ -17,13 +17,26 @@ import WrongPrompt from "./level-2/wrong-prompt.yml"; ### The 5 Stall (Cluing Off Chop 5's) -- Normally, you are only allowed to give a _Save Clue_ to a 5 if it is on chop. So if you use number 5 to clue a 5 that is **not** on chop, then it will typically look like a _Play Clue_ on that 5 (or some other advanced strategy). +- Normally, you are only allowed to give a _Save Clue_ to a 5 if it is on chop. So, if you use number 5 to clue a 5 that is **not** on chop, then it will typically look like a _Play Clue_ on that 5 (or some other advanced strategy). - As a special exception, in the _Early Game_, you **are** allowed to clue number 5 as a _Save Clue_ to off chop 5's. Doing this is just interpreted as a "stall" clue and that you are trying to extend the _Early Game_ for a little bit longer. -- However, you are **only** allowed to do this if there is nothing else to do, meaning that all of the "normal" _Play Clues_ and _Save Clues_ have been extinguished. +- However, you are **only** allowed to do this if there is nothing else to do, meaning that you have no cards to play and that all of the "normal" _Play Clues_ and _Save Clues_ have been extinguished. - Normally, _5 Stalls_ are only performed in the _Early Game_. However, you might see someone do a _5 Stall_ in the _Mid-Game_ if they are in a special situation where they are not allowed to discard. - For level 9 players, there are [additional rules](level-9.mdx#the-5-stall-intermediate-section) relating to the _5 Stall_. - For level 19 players, there is a [special interaction between _2 Saves_ and _5 Stalls_](level-19.mdx#interaction-between-2-saves--5-stalls). +#### No Number 5 Play Clues in Early Game + +- Normally, if a number 5 clue is given to a 5 that is **not** on chop, it will typically look like a _Play Clue_ on that 5. +- As a special exception, **there is no such thing as a _Play Clue_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_**. +- So, if a number 5 clue is given during the _Early Game_, it is always either a [proper _5 Save_](level-1.mdx#the-5-save), a [stalling _5 Save_](level-2.mdx#the-5-stall-cluing-off-chop-5s), or some other advanced strategy. +- Remember, it is illegal for a player to give a _5 Stall_ if they have something to do, including: + - they have a card to play, or + - they still have other _Play Clues_ or _Save Clues_ to give. +- Thus, when a player **does** have something to do but they give a clue that looks like a _5 Stall_ anyway, it is always some other advanced strategy unlocked at higher levels. +- For the time being, if a player gives such a clue, it is to be treated as a known-mistake and as a _5 Stall_. It should **never** be interpreted as a _Play Clue_ on that 5, even if giving the clue would be nonsensical. + - Of course, the extremely rare exception is if the 5 is known by both the clue-giver and the clue-receiver to be directly playable. +- The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. If everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our winrate by a lot more in the end. + ### The Double Prompt / Triple Prompt / Quadruple Prompt - Sometimes, someone can give a _Prompt_ that is prompting **two** (or more) cards with one clue, which is pretty good. From 2fed56bd71b427637bc44d3aa82f61c726f20adb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingy120-github <79066217+Gingy120-github@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:17:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update level-2.mdx typo fix --- docs/level-2.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/level-2.mdx b/docs/level-2.mdx index fe100926fc..37c2f6d64d 100644 --- a/docs/level-2.mdx +++ b/docs/level-2.mdx @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import WrongPrompt from "./level-2/wrong-prompt.yml"; - Thus, when a player **does** have something to do but they give a clue that looks like a _5 Stall_ anyway, it is always some other advanced strategy unlocked at higher levels. - For the time being, if a player gives such a clue, it is to be treated as a known-mistake and as a _5 Stall_. It should **never** be interpreted as a _Play Clue_ on that 5, even if giving the clue would be nonsensical. - Of course, the extremely rare exception is if the 5 is known by both the clue-giver and the clue-receiver to be directly playable. -- The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. If everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our winrate by a lot more in the end. +- The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. If everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our win rate by a lot more in the end. ### The Double Prompt / Triple Prompt / Quadruple Prompt From a864b6c378586f128d79c9dd61968a38a9a65071 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingy120-github <79066217+Gingy120-github@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:45 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update level-2.mdx --- docs/level-2.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/level-2.mdx b/docs/level-2.mdx index 37c2f6d64d..07e7f50aab 100644 --- a/docs/level-2.mdx +++ b/docs/level-2.mdx @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import WrongPrompt from "./level-2/wrong-prompt.yml"; - Thus, when a player **does** have something to do but they give a clue that looks like a _5 Stall_ anyway, it is always some other advanced strategy unlocked at higher levels. - For the time being, if a player gives such a clue, it is to be treated as a known-mistake and as a _5 Stall_. It should **never** be interpreted as a _Play Clue_ on that 5, even if giving the clue would be nonsensical. - Of course, the extremely rare exception is if the 5 is known by both the clue-giver and the clue-receiver to be directly playable. -- The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. If everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our win rate by a lot more in the end. +- The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. Normally, we do not assume our teammate makes a mistake, so if everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our win rate by a lot more in the end. ### The Double Prompt / Triple Prompt / Quadruple Prompt From 4aac5e982ec1ccafaedc68f0e542aa3d9c2c44cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingy120-github <79066217+Gingy120-github@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:27:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update level-2.mdx fixed wording about known mistake --- docs/level-2.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/level-2.mdx b/docs/level-2.mdx index 07e7f50aab..4c0d6e3145 100644 --- a/docs/level-2.mdx +++ b/docs/level-2.mdx @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import WrongPrompt from "./level-2/wrong-prompt.yml"; - they have a card to play, or - they still have other _Play Clues_ or _Save Clues_ to give. - Thus, when a player **does** have something to do but they give a clue that looks like a _5 Stall_ anyway, it is always some other advanced strategy unlocked at higher levels. -- For the time being, if a player gives such a clue, it is to be treated as a known-mistake and as a _5 Stall_. It should **never** be interpreted as a _Play Clue_ on that 5, even if giving the clue would be nonsensical. +- For the time being, if a player gives such a clue, it is to be treated as a known-mistake. It should **never** be interpreted as a _Play Clue_ on that 5, even if giving the clue would be nonsensical. - Of course, the extremely rare exception is if the 5 is known by both the clue-giver and the clue-receiver to be directly playable. - The reason for this is that illegal _Early Game 5 Stalls_ happen frequently in beginner games. Normally, we do not assume our teammate makes a mistake, so if everyone else besides the clue-giver interprets that as a _Play Clue_, it leads to bombs (which can potentially be on critical cards). We trade the rare possibility of giving _Play Clues_ with number 5 in the _Early Game_ (because the clue-giver must have "something else to do") for giving slack to illegal _5 Stalls_, which prevents bombs and improves our win rate by a lot more in the end.