NAME
Game::Merrills::Result - how a game ended
VERSION
Version 0.03
SYNOPSIS
my $result = $game->result;
$result->winner; # 'white'
$result->loser; # 'black'
$result->reason; # 'few'
$result->is_draw; # 0
$result->stringify; # 'White wins: Black has fewer than three men'DESCRIPTION
A game that has ended has one of these, and a game still going has none.
The reasons
- few
-
The loser was brought down to two men, counting those still in hand, and can no longer make a mill.
- blocked
-
It was the loser's turn and no man of theirs could move.
- repetition
-
A draw: the same men stood on the same points with the same side to move for the third time.
- no_mill
-
A draw: too many moves in a row went by without either side closing a mill.
- agreement
-
A draw: one side offered it and the other accepted.
- resign
-
The loser gave up.
- timeout
-
The loser ran out of time. The game keeps no clock; whoever does tells it.
PROPERTIES
Both are read only. A result that contradicts itself, a draw with a winner or a win without one, dies on construction.
winner
The side that won, white or black, or undef for a draw.
$result->winner;reason
One of the reasons above.
$result->reason;METHODS
reasons
Every reason, as a list.
my @reasons = Game::Merrills::Result->reasons;is_draw
True when nobody won.
$result->is_draw;loser
The side that lost, or undef for a draw.
$result->loser;stringify
The result as a line to show a person.
$result->stringify; # 'Draw: the same position three times'PACKAGE VARIABLES
AUTHOR
LNATION, <email at lnation.org>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by LNATION.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)