From 17f371d5ee8abeabcdb4853fc6445a365562059c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giancarmine Salucci <giancarmine@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:20:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(SCOPONE-0012): complete iteration 4 - rebalance scopa
 priority

---
 src/game/ai.ts | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/game/ai.ts b/src/game/ai.ts
index 1fde9de..ab40f8e 100644
--- a/src/game/ai.ts
+++ b/src/game/ai.ts
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ interface TacticalPriorityLadder {
 const TACTICAL_PRIORITY_WEIGHTS = {
   scopa: 120000000,
   settebello: 20000000,
-  antiScopa: 950000,
+  antiScopa: 5000000,
   partnerSetup: 45000,
   sevenDenial: 2101,
   denariDenial: 101,
@@ -1829,6 +1829,9 @@ function scoreMoveObjectiveBias(
   const capturedCards = getMoveCollectedCards(move);
   const threats = getPriorityThreatSummary(summary.projectedTable, projectedHand, tracker, state, playerIdx);
   const scopaPriority = evaluateSafeScopaPriority(summary.clearsTable, summary.projectedTable, lastPlay, nextIsOpp, threats);
+  const antiScopaPriority = evaluateAntiScopaPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, threats);
+  const partnerSetupPriority = evaluatePartnerSetupPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, partnerHandSize, threats);
+  const immediateTacticalConcession = isImmediateTacticalConcession(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, threats);
   const openingReleasePriority = move.capture.length === 0
     ? evaluateFirstHandOpeningReleasePriority(
       move.card,
@@ -1913,8 +1916,8 @@ function scoreMoveObjectiveBias(
     bias -= 460;
   }
 
-  bias += evaluateAntiScopaPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, threats) * 34;
-  bias += evaluatePartnerSetupPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, partnerHandSize, threats) * 34;
+  bias += antiScopaPriority * 48;
+  bias += partnerSetupPriority * 8;
   bias += evaluateSevenDenialPriority(summary.projectedTable, capturedCards, move.capture.length === 0 ? move.card : null, nextIsOpp, race.need7s) * (race.need7s ? 42 : race.sevenRaceLive ? 40 : 36);
   bias += evaluateDenariDenialPriority(summary.projectedTable, capturedCards, move.capture.length === 0 ? move.card : null, nextIsOpp, race.behindInDenari) * (race.behindInDenari ? 38 : race.denariRaceLive ? 36 : 32);
   bias += openingReleasePriority * 52;
@@ -1936,6 +1939,10 @@ function scoreMoveObjectiveBias(
     bias -= Math.round(summary.projectedTable.reduce((sum, card) => sum + primieraVal(card), 0) * 1.25);
   }
 
+  if (nextIsOpp && !summary.clearsTable && immediateTacticalConcession) {
+    bias -= 720;
+  }
+
   if (move.capture.length === 0) {
     if (summary.highQuietRelease) bias += 72;
     bias += summary.sameValueAnchorsRemaining * 44;
@@ -2516,7 +2523,11 @@ function scoreControlOverrideCandidate(
   const summary = summarizeMoveTactics(move, hand, state.table);
   const projectedHand = hand.filter(card => card.id !== move.card.id);
   const threats = getPriorityThreatSummary(summary.projectedTable, projectedHand, tracker, state, playerIdx);
+  const partnerHandSize = state.players[partnerOf(playerIdx)].hand.length;
   const scopaPriority = evaluateSafeScopaPriority(summary.clearsTable, summary.projectedTable, lastPlay, nextIsOpp, threats);
+  const antiScopaPriority = evaluateAntiScopaPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, threats);
+  const partnerSetupPriority = evaluatePartnerSetupPriority(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, partnerHandSize, threats);
+  const immediateTacticalConcession = isImmediateTacticalConcession(summary.projectedTable, nextIsOpp, threats);
   const openingReleasePriority = move.capture.length === 0
     ? evaluateFirstHandOpeningReleasePriority(
       move.card,
@@ -2535,6 +2546,12 @@ function scoreControlOverrideCandidate(
   score += summary.projectedTable.length * 48;
   score += summary.tableSum >= 11 ? 90 + summary.tableSum * 8 : -260;
   score += scopaPriority * 600;
+  score += antiScopaPriority * 54;
+  score += partnerSetupPriority * 8;
+
+  if (nextIsOpp && !summary.clearsTable && immediateTacticalConcession) {
+    score -= 720;
+  }
 
   if (move.capture.length === 0) {
     if (summary.highQuietRelease) score += 220;