L22 #1 trulpen (X+6) vs ArtofWar1947 (A) P2V

[gamerman01]

I’ll be there - just can’t right now - remind me if I don’t post an answer in 24 hours please -

[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

Gamerman, there is no rush; I have lost interest in the game. I regret adding to your workload, but I have a problem with erasing initial, unfavorable dice rolls. This seems to have become a trend.

Let me be clear. Previously, I complained that my opponent chose to ignore a Marti notice with a highly favorable outcome for me. Although Trulpen’s email was listed on this email, he would not acknowledge receiving it. Seven minutes later I received Marti notifications that indicated the battle had been restarted, and this time the outcome for me was unfavorable. The most plausible explanation for the data is that the battle was joined and the initial round was unfavorable to my opponent, and so he restarted the game. I dislike raising the issue of cheating, but no other explanation has been offered. We need a clear policy to prevent the possibility of a player ignoring unfavorable dice rolls to gain an advantage.

[trulpen]

Sorry, sir, but I did not cheat in that previous situation. I have no explanation to it other than bug, but I only did that battle once. I can assure you that I have no interest in cheating. Sad that you accuse me of such.

[gamerman01]

I’ve only played 1 game lately, and have read reports of MARTI e-mails not always working right or something. I hear you and rolling dice more than once and keeping the best is obviously a terrible thing to do, but I’d have to be absolutely sure that’s the case before I would accuse anyone of anything, of course.

I’ll look into this, this week, but I may not be able to determine one way or the other what happened.

[gamerman01]

Just saw trulpen’s post after I posted FYI - my position remains the same - benefit of the doubt to both of you and I can try to investigate but probably can’t tell what happened.

[trulpen]

No problem, no stress. Hope we can solve these issues.

[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

I wish there was plausible alternative explanation, but none has been offered. For example, if there was a bug as Trulpen argued, why would the “pre-battle” Marti favorable to the Allies and addressed to both of us (pasted in below) be sent only to me. Note that clicking on the verification link brings up the following message: Dice were authentic: 2,2,6,4,1,1,3,2,4,1,2.

marti@triplea-game.org April 3, 2022 at 4:07 PM
Trulpen vs artofwar P2V:Americans roll dice for 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 5 fighters, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport in 97 Sea Zone, round 2
To: hurv@hotmail.se, art.baroody@gmail.com

Your dice are: 2,2,6,4,1,1,3,2,4,1,2
Have a nice day.

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[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

The following are questions I have. Let’s hope there are meta-data available to address them. If so, we could resolve what actually happened.

1. What source triggered the initial “pre-battle” Marti dice rolls? Was the battle information that generated the 4:07 PM 3 April, 2022 Marti notification sent from Trulpen’s computer? If not, from where did it come?
2. Concerning the initial German attack for which neither party received a Marti notification: (a) Were there initial dice rolls by the attacker? (b) If so, was a Marti email generated and sent to both parties?
3. Was a Marti notification of the initial rolls by the US/UK defender (like my 4:07 PM 3 April, 2022 Marti email) sent to Trulpen?

[gamerman01]

Whoo. Really hard to know what’s going on from where I sit. I’ll look at the game board now - if I think trulpen is definitely going to win, then I see no incentive to cheat other than to speed things up (which of course would also be intolerable). Anyway, I’m checking the board to see if that helps me decide anything.
I’ve only done this once before, but one option is to flag trulpen’s line in the standings that he has been accused of cheating. I don’t want to do that.
As for policy to prevent players from ignoring unfavorable dice rolls, I think that’s so obvious, it’s implied. No disrespect meant.

[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

At the time the first possible incident, the outcome of the game was was not clear and the sea battle off if Italy was critical.

Is there no way to check the Marti meta-data for the IP addresses of who (if anyone) initiated a battle (dice roll)?

[gamerman01]

I don’t know those kinds of things about MARTI, I’m sorry.
Since I posted, I realize the dispute is about a 4/3 roll on I21 and now round 28 has been finished, so I wonder why you continued after raising concerns about the I21 dice immediately. It also seemed that you were both cordial in all those following rounds, from what I glanced over.

So I’m just confused as to why 7 more rounds were played if you suspected cheating in an important battle?

Thanks - Gamerman

[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

Do we not have a technician available who check Marti emails?

I did not pursue the allegation of cheating because I did not think anything could/would be done about it, the game was up in the air, and I did not think disregarding initial unfavorable dice rolls would again be an issue. It is now clear that disregarding possible cheating was a mistake.

[gamerman01]

OK, thanks for the answer - I would try P@nther and if he’s not the guy, he probably knows who is

[trulpen]

@artofwar1947 said in L22 #1 trulpen (X+6) vs ArtofWar1947 (A) P2V:

@gamerman01

Do we not have a technician available who check Marti emails?

I did not pursue the allegation of cheating because I did not think anything could/would be done about it, the game was up in the air, and I did not think disregarding initial unfavorable dice rolls would again be an issue. It is now clear that disregarding possible cheating was a mistake.

Hey now, first I want to repeat that I haven’t cheated. I also don’t have any explanation for what happened previously except that it might have been a bug or perhaps that someone else did that roll. I only did one battle, I can assure you of that.

Secondly, in the current situation there has not been any “disregarded dicerolls”. I merely stated that the battle started unintentionally because of the touchpad (hate them).

The dice were however rolled, so if you want to be that guy, it’s no problem to keep the dice and continue from there. However, there were no air scrambled, and as I said I wanted to wait for your decision since I didn’t see it as obvious.

What I normally do with scrambles when an opponent makes another decision than what I have assumed (didn’t assume here though, just to be clear, it was a slip) is that the full battle is rerolled. That’s because a scramble choice should not be made with known dice outcomes. You can check my history and I’ve done this several times and usually it has been to my disadvantage.

This is something that needs to be treated by mutual understanding, preferably before a situation arises. I’m pretty sure that I’ve brought this up with you, atleast in our earlier games. That would take some digging, but it’s possible to check the forum history.

Anyway, It’s a bit flaring that you consider this to be cheating.

[gamerman01]

Just to be clear, what you quoted after “@gamerman01” was written by ArtofWar and not me - thanks

[trulpen]

Sorry, my bad. Another slip. I intended to quote ArtofWar.

[trulpen]

I mean, I should’ve removed the @ in the quote.

[ArtofWar1947]

@gamerman01

For the sake of clarity, I should have added that, between round 21 (when specter of cheating appeared) and round 27 (when Trulpen would not accept the outcome of his mistake), I spoke with a programmer, who has a passing interest in A&A, about what happened in round 21. He indicated that it should be possible to identify the IP address of the message that initiated the first disputed battle to see if it matched that initiating the “actual” or second battle (i.e., Trulpen’s IP). Such data would provide objective evidence of whether circumstantial evidence that suggests cheating is true or whether something else is going on. Without such hard evidence, I previously had only circumstantial (albeit highly suspicious) evidence of cheating, and we were left with counterclaims that even Solomon could not resolve. With such evidence, the quandary can be resolved and sanctions or a course correction (if applicable) would be fair and make sense.

It would be important to resolve this particular situation objectively for broader reasons. For example, if it reveals someone else initiated the disputed battle as Trulpen claims, it would be important to address this flaw in the Marti program. Moreover, it would provide a clear disincentive for future players not to restart a battle that begins unfavorably.

[trulpen]

@artofwar1947 said in L22 #1 trulpen (X+6) vs ArtofWar1947 (A) P2V:

if it reveals someone else initiated the disputed battle as Trulpen claims

I claim no such thing. It was just one possible explanation among others.

[ArtofWar1947]

@trulpen

I am not sure what your concern is. “Claim” means ‘to state or assert something is the case, typically without providing evidence.’ This accurately fits the situation. Citing a possible explanation entails making a claim. Note that I did not say “claimed as the only explanation of …” or even “claimed as the most likely explanation of …” I suspect you are reading into the term “claim” an unintended meaning.

In any case, the explanation that another initiated the battle is highly suspect for three reasons: (1) If Marti sent me an email for the initial Ally defense that was also addressed to you, then you (contrary to your denial) should have received the email also. (2) It would be an incredible coincidence for an outsider to initiate the battle (with a bad result for you) and 7 minutes later for you to have initiated the battle. (3) Why would an outsider initiate the battle and not carry through with follow-up rounds?