First principles

1. Chop Principle

• The "chop" is the right-most (oldest) unclued card.
• When a player needs to discard and has no known safe discards, they should discard the chop card.

2. Minimum Clue Value Principle

• A given clue must either:
  • indicate sufficient information for one or more previously unclued cards to be played (as a Play Clue)
  • prevent the possible discard of one or more previously unclued cards that need to be saved (as a Save Clue)

3. Save Principle

• Cards that meet the following criteria must not be discarded:
  • only one copy remains (e.g. 5's or unplayed cards in the discard pile)
  • it is a 2 and not visible elsewhere in players' hands
  • it is currently playable and not visible elsewhere in players' hands
• When a card that needs to be saved is at immediate risk of being discarded, it must be indicated with a Save Clue (or a Play Clue if it happens to be playable).
• If a player receives a clue that could be either a Save Clue or a Play Clue, they must consider both possibilities. Specifically, this means that the player must hold on to the card until they know for sure.

4. Good Touch Principle

• A safe discard is defined as:
  • a copy of a card that has already been played
  • a copy of a card that is in someone's hand and has been clued
• Safe discards should not be clued (unless there's an important reason to).
• Players should generally assume that any clued card in their hand will eventually be played.

5. Play Order Principle

• When a Play Clue touches multiple cards, if it includes the chop, it's focused on the chop. (This is referred to as the Chop-Focus convention.)
• Otherwise, the clue is focused on the newest (e.g. left-most) of cards that did not have a clue "on" them already.
• The non-focused cards may or may not be playable.

6. Left-Most Playable Principle

• When a player is expected to play a card (or know a card is playable) in a situation not covered by the Play Order Principle, the card to be played is the left-most of the various cards that are most likely to be it.

7. Information Lock Principle

• What is indicated by a clue is determined by the known information at the time the clue is given. Subsequent clues may build upon that information, but do not override it unless a direct conflict is evident.

8. Lie Principle

• Normally, players try to make their clues as clear as possible and convey the exact identity of a card.
• Rarely, players can use clues to trick other players into thinking that they have cards that they really don't.
• If this untruth resolves immediately (i.e. the very next turn), it is called a Fib. For intermediate and advanced players, Fibs are legal and expected.
• If this untruth does not resolve immediately, it is called a Lie. Lies are illegal. Players should never assume that they are Lied to.

9. High Value Principle

• The highest value clue is expected. If a clue is given, it should be interpreted to be the highest value move available to that player.
• In other words, you can draw many important conclusions from the fact that a player did not do some other (potentially higher-value) move.

Level 1 - Fundamentals

• Position et nom des joueurs
• Premier joueurs
• Cartes de départ
• Lire un clue
• Lire les cartes jouées
• Comprendre un play clue (juste une carte)
• Play
• Discard
• Donner un play clue
• prompts
• 5 save
• Focus
• critical save
• 2 save
• finesse (1 card)

Feature creep

• Multiple bots play against each other
• Play on the website
• Replay game seed with bot
• Start bot on started game
• Bot piloted review