From: Robert C. Duvall <rcd@boomslang.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-shoot-me>
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  Date: 23 Mar 1999 15:51:55 -0500

Re: strategies

>  you mentioned in class that if we were in the lead, playRound(int) would 
> pass a 0 as its parameter.  
>  Is it possible to change this to a negative number, to reflect how far 
> ahead we are.  For example, playRound(20) would indicate we are behind by 
> 20, but if we are ahead by 20, could you change it to call playRound(-20) 
> instead of 0.  This would help in the strategy making.

That seems like a reasonable change.

So, now the difference parameter represents the difference between
your player and the nearest competitor (negative means behind by
difference points, 0 means tied, and positive means ahead by
difference points).

Hope this helps,
rcd


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Robert C. Duvall
Lecturer, Duke University
rcd@cs.duke.edu