Keeping Track of Data Between Tables
Posted: 27 June 2016, 07:55
I want to develop the card game Tuo La Ji on BGA, but I've run into some problems regarding the design of the game:
First of all, for context, Tuo La Ji is played in reasonably long (about 10-15 minute) rounds, with scores for each player and who the dealer is being kept track of across rounds. As it takes many many hours to reach a point where you can declare someone the 'winner', it's usually either played until someone has to leave or played across many sessions.
I'm thinking that it would probably be best to split the game up so that each round is a new table in BGA. However, as the scores and dealer do affect gameplay, a group of people would have to carry them over between rounds. I'm not sure how I would implement this, however.
Is it possible to add settings to creating a table that are person-specific (the scores and dealer)?
Is it possible to have the scores and dealer be automatically carried over from a previous round if "Propose a rematch" is selected?
If neither of those are possible, I would probably have to have each table be for a full game. Then, is it a good idea to make it possible for the players to decide to end the game after each round, instead of having a set end condition? Would that screw up the ELO ratings too much?
First of all, for context, Tuo La Ji is played in reasonably long (about 10-15 minute) rounds, with scores for each player and who the dealer is being kept track of across rounds. As it takes many many hours to reach a point where you can declare someone the 'winner', it's usually either played until someone has to leave or played across many sessions.
I'm thinking that it would probably be best to split the game up so that each round is a new table in BGA. However, as the scores and dealer do affect gameplay, a group of people would have to carry them over between rounds. I'm not sure how I would implement this, however.
Is it possible to add settings to creating a table that are person-specific (the scores and dealer)?
Is it possible to have the scores and dealer be automatically carried over from a previous round if "Propose a rematch" is selected?
If neither of those are possible, I would probably have to have each table be for a full game. Then, is it a good idea to make it possible for the players to decide to end the game after each round, instead of having a set end condition? Would that screw up the ELO ratings too much?