RE: spoon-discuss: running in football

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Gavin Doig wrote:
> > Guys...Is there any reason why I can't declare the path I'll follow as
> > I'm running in Football?  Stating that I'm going to do something in
> > one of the squares as I pass through?
> >
> I'm afraid so.
>
> R301: "Once per nweek, any Player on the Grid may announce that e
> intends to move to a new (x,y) coordinate location. Unless otherwise
> prescribed by the rules, Players may only move from eir current location
> to any of the units surround eir current location."
>
> R394: "If a player is playing Football, instead of moving as specified
> in rule 301, e may move to any location which is less than or equal to
> three units from eir current location."
>
> Although R394 allows you to move to within 3 units, you can still only
> move once. Moving, so far as I can tell, consists of going from (x, y)
> to (x', y'). I see nothing to indicate that you pass through any of the
> intervening locations ("travelling without moving", one might say). To
> do what you want to do would be 2 separate moves - one from your start
> to the intermediate location, and another from there to your
> destination.

I wrote it this way because it was easier to think of for everyone.
Running consists, essentially, of teleporting.  If you want to fix it, go
ahead, but I have no screaming desire to.

Bean