Score increments when the player places a tile, also increments without the visible delay.

src/model/Board.java

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 
 	public int getTurn() {
-		return numPlies / 2;
+		return (numPlies + 1)/ 2;
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/model/Referee.java

@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ public class Referee implements Runnable {
 	private void play() {
 		int plies = 0;
 		while (!isOver()) {
-			getScorePanel().updateScore(getPlayerScore());
 			if (board.isPlayerTurn()) {
 				boolean wasInterrupted = false;
 				while (!humanPlayer.isReady()) {
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ public class Referee implements Runnable {
 			} else {
 				Move mv = computerPlayer.getMove(board, getPlayerModel());
 				playToken(mv);
-
+				
 				// This is the call that gets a prediction of a user's move.
 				// Some changes will probably be necessary to put it in the
 				// right place and also to get the node weights. But... all in
@@ -189,12 +188,12 @@ public class Referee implements Runnable {
 				// random, meaningless data.
 				// getPlayerModel().getOutputNodes(getBoardState(board));
 			}
-
+			getScorePanel().updateScore(getPlayerScore());
 			mf.updateMessage(getMessage());
 			boardPanel.updateIcons();
 			LOGGER.info("plies: " + plies++);
 			try {
-				Thread.sleep(1000L);
+				Thread.sleep(250L);
 			} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
 				System.out
 						.println("Interrupted while waiting for human view ply!");