#98758: "Too easy to cheat: disable competitive features"
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Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
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Mozilla v5
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
-
• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
-
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Unfortunately, it's too easy to cheat in this game, at least for someone sufficiently motivated.
1. It's not difficult to write a computer program that will automatically check all possibilities allowed by the criteria cards and provide a short list of possible solutions, together with the corresponding verification card rules. Of course, this can also be done with pure logical deduction and "human" power, but using a computer would be cheating. I don't know if such program is already publicly available, but I have written one, and it works. This alone should be enough to disable competitive features.
2. The page source code can be inspected and, although it does not (I believe) have all the data, it contains enough information to solve the game without asking any question. As an example see the linked game: boardgamearena.com/gamereview?table=418384701. I created a solo table with a random nightmare-hard challenge. Found the challenge identifier in the source code and used the turingmachine.info website to tell me what the solution is. Solved with 0 questions. If that's not enough, the source code also tells me which criteria card goes with which verifier, cancelling the nightmare mode. And it gives identifiers for the verifier cards in use, so with some patience I could build a list of which is which, which would allow me to solve the game again with 0 questions, without even using the turingmachine.info website.
Issue #2 could possibly be fixed by scrambling/obfuscating the source code or the identifiers, but still #1 should be enough. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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