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   1 <div class="statement-body">
   2    <!-- GOAL -->
   3    <div class="statement-section statement-goal">
   4      <h2>
   5        <span class="icon icon-goal">&nbsp;</span>
   6        <span>The Goal</span>
   7      </h2>
   8      <div class="statement-goal-content">
   9        Don't get destroyed by the troll.
  10      </div>
  11    </div>
  12    <!-- RULES -->
  13    <div class="statement-section statement-rules">
  14      <h2>
  15        <span class="icon icon-rules">&nbsp;</span>
  16        <span>Rules</span>
  17      </h2>
  18      <div class="statement-rules-content">
  19        You <em>have</em> to shoot at least <const>1</const> stone per
  20        turn if you have any left.
  21      </div>
  22    </div>
  23    <div class="statement-section statement-warning">
  24      <h2>
  25        <span class="icon icon-warning">&nbsp;</span>
  26        <span>Breaking Change</span>
  27      </h2>
  28      <p>
  29        The <var>roadLength</var> game input variable used to be the
  30        cardinal number of positions the troll could be in.  That's the
  31        way it was presented in the original game, but I leaned more
  32        towards distances to make the I/O protocol easier on beginners.
  33        So it's currently inconsistent.
  34      </p>
  35      <p>
  36        This is going to change in the following days to be a distance
  37        everywhere, more in line with the protocol's other measures.
  38        Not to mention being somewhat more consistent with the variable
  39        name.  Thanks
  40        <a href="https://www.codingame.com/profile/c4a50746f425cb125f77487aaf51350c7258821">
  41          @Snef
  42        </a>
  43        for reminding me of this.
  44      </p>
  45      <p>
  46        If you used this variable, I suggest you temporarily used one
  47        of these workarounds so you don't get bit by the upcoming
  48        change:
  49      </p>
  50      <table>
  51        <tr><th>Former use</th><th>As a</th><th>Try this</th></tr>
  52        <tr>
  53          <td><pre>roadLength - 1</pre></td>
  54          <td><pre>distance to opponent</pre></td>
  55          <td><pre>roadLength & (~1)</pre></td>
  56        </tr>
  57        <tr>
  58          <td><pre>roadLength</pre></td>
  59          <td><pre>number of troll states</pre></td>
  60          <td><pre>roadLength | 1</pre></td>
  61        </tr>
  62        <tr>
  63          <td><pre>roadLength + 1</pre></td>
  64          <td><pre>I have no idea</pre></td>
  65          <td><pre>(roadLength + 1) & (-1)</pre></td>
  66        </tr>
  67      </table>
  68    </div>
  69    <div class="statement-section statement-warning">
  70      <h2>
  71        <span class="icon icon-warning">&nbsp;</span>
  72        <span>Rule Evolution</span>
  73      </h2>
  74      <div class="statement-warning-content">
  75        The following ideas are still in flux, waiting for some
  76        opinions.  Please drop a word on the
  77        <a href="https://www.codingame.com/contribute/view/507070b7925f661e2d2835c14f950b9d157e">
  78          contribution's page
  79        </a>
  80        or
  81        <a href="https://forum.codingame.com/t/troll-vs-castles-brainstorm/184827?u=jbm">
  82          on the forum
  83        </a>
  84        <ul>
  85          <li>
  86            Is it even worth publishing? can the problem be totally solved?
  87          </li>
  88          <li>
  89            More maps? (a map is a {road length} × {initial stone count} pair)
  90          </li>
  91          <li>
  92            Leagues? I could conceive the referee being permissive
  93            (allow 0 stones thrown) in the first one, and then strict.
  94          </li>
  95          <li>
  96            Fog of war? (see only troll position, not enemy throw/stones left)
  97          </li>
  98          <li>
  99            <strong>variable</strong> for of war? (seeing enemy stones
 100            is a boolean decided randomly as part of the map?
 101          </li>
 102          <li>
 103            alternative fog of war? (seeing enemy stones only when
 104            troll is close to us?)
 105          </li>
 106          <li>
 107            Praise for my artistic skillz
 108          </li>
 109          <li>
 110            Other remarks?
 111          </li>
 112        </ul>
 113      </div>
 114    </div>
 115    <div class="statement-victory-conditions">
 116      <div class="icon victory"></div>
 117      <div class="blk">
 118        <div class="title">Victory Condition</div>
 119        <div class="text">Your opponent loses.</div>
 120      </div>
 121    </div>
 122    <div class="statement-lose-conditions">
 123      <div class="icon lose"></div>
 124      <div class="blk">
 125        <div class="title">Defeat Condition</div>
 126        <ul>
 127          <li>The troll reaches your castle.</li>
 128          <li>When no player has stones left, the troll is closer to your castle.</li>
 129        </ul>
 130      </div>
 131    </div>
 132    <div class="statement-section statement-protocol">
 133      <h2>
 134        <span class="icon icon-protocol">&nbsp;</span>
 135        <span>I/O Protocol</span>
 136      </h2>
 137      <div class="statement-protocol-content">
 138        Just read the sample code.  You can figure this out.
 139      </div>
 140    </div>
 141    <div class="statement-section statement-expertrules">
 142      <h2>
 143        <span class="icon icon-expertrules">&nbsp;</span>
 144        <span>Maps</span>
 145      </h2>
 146      <div class="statement-expert-rules-content">
 147        <p>
 148          The following maps are currently available and randomly yet
 149          extremely fairly (you wouldn't believe the effort that went
 150          into this) chosen uniformly at random among the following:
 151        </p>
 152        <table>
 153          <tr><th>Road length</th><th>Stones</th></tr>
 154          <tr><td><const>7</const></td><td><const>15</const></td></tr>
 155          <tr><td><const>7</const></td><td><const>30</const></td></tr>
 156          <tr><td><const>15</const></td><td><const>30</const></td></tr>
 157          <tr><td><const>15</const></td><td><const>50</const></td></tr>
 158        </table>
 159        <p>
 160          As with anything in this <em>draft</em> statement, this
 161          is <strong>subject to change without notice</strong>.  Why do
 162          you think they're provided in the game input?
 163        </p>
 164      </div>
 165    </div>
 166    <div class="statement-section statement-protocol">
 167      <h2>
 168        <span class="icon icon-protocol">&nbsp;</span>
 169        <span>Change Log</span>
 170      </h2>
 171      <ul>
 172        <li>
 173          Of course that game needed MSG functionality!
 174        </li>
 175        <li>
 176          Enforce the one-stone rule.  (that also fixed the legacy
 177          buh&mdash;sorry people!  I put an easter egg in exchange)
 178        </li>
 179        <li>
 180          Cutesy defeat animations.
 181        </li>
 182        <li>
 183          Distinct castle sprites!
 184        </li>
 185        <li>
 186          Terminate game when there are no more stones in sight.
 187        </li>
 188        <li>
 189          More pretty. (SRLSLY)
 190        </li>
 191        <li>
 192          No more void maps. (root cause: Java <const>%</const> on a
 193          negative seed)
 194        </li>
 195      </ul>
 196    </div>
 197    <div class="statement-story-background">
 198      <div class="statement-story"
 199           style="position: relative; min-height: min-content">
 200        <div class="story-text">
 201          Based on an involuntary suggestion by
 202          <span class="card" cg-codingamer-card-popup=""
 203                userid="user.codingamer.userId">
 204            <a class="pseudo"
 205               href="/profile/dbfa96e0ac9b77a3db679628f27224ae8509333"
 206               title="Zaap38">Zaap38</a>
 207          </span>
 208          on the #Fr channel.  The original appears to be by
 209          <a href="http://andre.lovichi.free.fr/teaching/ea/2015-2016/cours/troll/Trolls_et_chateaux.pdf">
 210            Romain Andr&eacute;-Lovichi
 211          </a>.
 212        </div>
 213      </div>
 214    </div>
 215 </div>