[Rails-devel] Implementation levels

[Stefan F. <ste...@we...>]

After some discussion with Erik and Brett how to assign the playability of the 
variants I am supporting now, I tried to assign some definitions to each 
level of implementation. 

As Erik already remarked, there none of the variants fits into A) for now, but 
that is hardly surprising given that Rails is still in beta.

I would be glad to hear more opinions on both the categories themselves and 
how to assign the current supported 18xx variants.

Stefan

My suggestions are:
1870 - D
1889 - B

Implementation Levels:

A) Mature
- Several independent plays until the end reported
- Full implementation of the ruleset
- All possible moves are available
- No illegal move possible (except tile and token lays, revenue calculation)
=> Serious ftf play possible
=> pbem play possible

B) Fully Playable
- Full implementation of the ruleset
- All possible moves are available
- Might still allow a few illegal moves (in addition to tile and token lays, 
revenue calculation)
=> Serious ftf play possible, but bugs are possible
=> use with caution for pbem play, version incompatibilities possible

C) Almost Playable
- Nearly complete implementation of the ruleset
- Not all possible moves are available
- Illegal moves are possible
=> Serious testing possible, do not expect to complete a game
=> not recommended for pbem play

D) Experimental
- Rules and components are incomplete
=> Some testing possible