Sunday, May 25, 2008

Game Notation For Recording Scrabble Games in Text Files

 

Use two lines per move like the following start of a game.

1A: 8G TUNNIES 66 / 66   

Leave: None Picked: LIDIAEV

1B: K5 KEFIR 24 / 24

Tile Information Unknown due to computer side

2A: G4 DILATIVE 64 / 130

Leave: None Picked: MENTNRE

2B: M8 SWIFtLET 84 / 108 (Note Blank is small letter)

Tile Information Unknown due to computer side

3A: F5 MEN / MI / EL / NA 17 / 147

Leave: TNRE 4.5 Picked: UOB (Note 4.5 is the point value of the leave) (Note tiles in Leave: plus tiles in Picked: is the total new rack) (Note all words listed separated by slashes)

Using two lines allows one line to store the word and the second line to store the new tiles picked and the leave point value.

1A: is the first move by side A which moved first and 2B: is the second move by side B which moved second. Moves are delimited by colons.

8G is a number first for the location of the move and means it's horizontal.  M8 is a letter first for the location of the move and means it's vertical.

84 / 108 means the score of the move is 84 and the total score after the move is 108.

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