Pathwood

This is a feature release, adding a few features to the interface that have been planned for some time.

New features in this release:

• Split options from the rules in the interface, adding the options command.
• Added the info command to display rules, credits, and options together.
• Added elementary cellular automata.
• Added option group aliases.
• Added the gonzo option to all games.
• Made sure gipfing from a gonzo game leads to a gonzo game.
• Added the Orangutan opening to Chess.
• Added the stomp option to Snakes and Ladders.
• Added the reserved option to Bisley.
• Added the cells and max-passes options to Quadrille.
• Added the piles option to Thoughtful.
• Got CrapsBots to not bet all their money unless they are down to their last buck.
• Added the num-extra option to Prisoner's Dilemma.
• Added an end-of-match message to Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Framework changes in this release:

• Implemented equality testing for cards.Hand.
• Modified cards.Hand.repr to show the faces of the cards.

Bug fixes in this release:

• Stopped the super-five option in Yacht from triggering on any roll.
• Fixed bug with Slider Puzzle ignoring the rows and columns options.
• Fixed bug with misspelling of the failure-rate option in Global Thermonuclear War.
• Fixed incorrect values for face cards with the minus or plus-minus options in Ninety-Nine.
• Got CrapsBots to not make a bet instead of raising an error on an invalid bet.
• Fixed Card.lt (it was comparing to itself, not to the other card).

Current complete game list:

• Backgammon
• Battleships
• Bisley
• Blackjack
• Calvin Cards
• Canfield
• Chess
• Connect Four
• Craps
• Crazy Eights
• Cribbage
• Forty Thieves
• FreeCell
• Gargantua
• Gin Rummy
• Global Thermonuclear War
• Hamurabi
• Hangman
• Hearts
• Hunt the Wumpus
• Klondike
• Liar's Dice
• Mate
• Monte Carlo
• Ninety-Nine
• Number Guessing Game
• Oregon Trail
• Pig
• Prisoner's Dilemma
• Pyramid
• Quadrille
• Rock-Paper-Scissors
• Roulette
• Slider Puzzle
• Slot Machines
• Snakes and Ladders
• Solitaire Dice
• Spider
• Strategy
• Ten Thousand
• The Dollar Game
• Thoughtful Solitaire
• Yacht
• Yukon

Features:

• Unified command oriented interface
• Menu interface for browsing/selecting games
• Unified statistics (wins, scores, turns)
• Statistics can be filtered by categories and options
• Multiple options for most games (an average of five options per game)
• Complete rules, credits, and options list for all games
• RPN Calculator for in game calculations
• User settable short cuts
• Open source (GPLv3+)
• Automatically detects games added to the system by the user.
• Provides a framework for game design with classes for boards, cards, and dice.