Of course it would. But, it's not programmed to care about what you meant to say. It will gladly do what it was mis-programmed to do instead. You can already see this kind of trait in humans, where instinct is mis-aligned with intended result. Such as procreation for fun + birth control.
:) a corollary of Greenspun's tenth rule: every language spec will be revised at least until it is possible to implement a slow, incomplete version of Common Lisp inside it.
Maybe you only get to see the board they made their move in. You don't get to see the move unless you select that board to move in yourself.
Or maybe you don't even get that much information. You only know what moves have been made in the board you select and no further info. Do they control that side board yet? Are they trying to rig the center boards?
Taking this further, you are stuck with the board you select. Even if it has already been won. You get to update the world board, but otherwise lose your turn.
Won't gravity stop this from happening? Seriously, the shell of the sphere will be balanced on the outskirts of a gravity well right? So if it moves this will move the center of the gravity well and both the star and sphere should fall back towards the center.
This is rather late, but http://codereview.stackexchange.com/ was made for this purpose. Post code for improvements, or review other people's code to suggest improvements. Working code only.
To be more specific if snake oil really did solve the world's problems snake oil salesmen would still be snake oil salesmen. They are trying to get something by convincing others of a thing whether or not it is true.
Maybe?
Anyways I'm mostly commenting on what others may perceive. This is the best explanation I can come up with. I'd honestly rather judge actions based on what happens rather than what was intended to happen. Even if the attitude pisses me off.
