Re: [Rails-devel] Making Rails more suited to fast interactive play.

[Rick W. <wes...@pu...>]

   Lots of interesting comments on this proposal.  Erik's willingness to implement this -- in some form and then make it better -- is greatly appreciated. 

   My gaming partner and I looked over Erik's proposal and it seems fine to us.  Further refinements could include a 'poke' option -- a way to remind a person that it is his turn (although I see no way to do this given the current Rails method of sharing files; it seems more doable in a client-server type of arrangement.)   Another refinement might be a way to do messaging among the players -- although once again this seems more suitable for client-server.)

   Another suggestion would be to have rapid checking for new files and then slowing down later.  In other words in immediately after submitting one's turn then checking every 10 seconds (as an example) may not be too often.  On the other hand if the other players are taking time to complete their turns, then checking every 30 seconds or so should be fine.   We are thinking of those sometimes interminable stock rounds that can occur where is it might be "player A pass", "player B pass", "player C" pass, "player D do something", "player A pass" and so on until "player D" runs out of things to do.  If the time delay between each player is 30 seconds then the SR could take a long time.  


   As for the following.


----- Chris wrote: -----
> Actually, I would be fine with Brett's more graceful approach. My
> answer was that a popup would suffice, not that it is preferred. I'd
> rather have the notification area solution, as long as it only bugged
> me when it was my turn.

  Bugging when it is person's turn and being silent (or at least quietly in the log file) when it is not is important.

 
Thanks again,

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Rick