Re: [Rails-devel] Bug reports

[John D. G. <jd...@di...>]

Erik Vos wrote:
> #2898839 - 1830:  dropouts remain, in privates-auction.
> - "When a private has 3-or-more bidders, the auction will continue,
> even after one bidder passes and drops out.
> However, rails also continues to allow that player(s) to bid again."
> - Confirmed and fixed.

I believe these players are supposed to be allowed to bid again.

> #2898830 - priority incorrectly affected by privates auctions.
> - "Rails doesn't handle priority correctly across a typical 1830-style
> privates auction. Note that the auction itself, does not count as a 
> player action- for the bidders, winner, etc. In rails, it appears to."
> - Confirmed and fixed. The fix is generic: auctioning will now never 
> change the PD after bidding in any game. Not sure of this rule holds
> for all games, but I'm currently not aware of any exceptions.

I believe this purchase, like any other, does determine the Priority
Deal if it is followed by everyone passing (even though it does not
change who is next in the stock round that was interrupted by the
auction).  I would handle this by making the auction its own "round"
(which implies that one "round" can interrupt another - a capability
that would also apply to the minor-exchange rounds in 1835/37/2038,
CGR formation in 1856, and mergers and the IRSFF split in 1841).