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Re: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option
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Nardy Pillards |
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Re: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option |
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Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:29:11 +0100 |
I was amused reading this.
A gub in the cheat mode???
(smiling)
Nardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Shaw" <address@hidden>
To: "Joern Thyssen" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option
> > From: Joern Thyssen [mailto:address@hidden
> >
> > hmmm, 20 minutes later:
> >
> > I'm sorry: I couldn't resist :-) I've implemented the roll joker/roll
> > anti-joker part (except for the opening roll)... If someone
> > thinks this
> > is juuuuust toooo much let me know, and I'll remove it again :-)
> >
> > Try it with the command "set cheat on".
> >
> Ouch! That is brutal! Did you really have to make it roll jokers for both
sides?
> I actually found it quite instructive with regard to making the most of
great rolls, and for making aggressive early doubles.
>
> A couple of curiosities...
>
> Here, the game ends up as a stalemate. The program repeatedly rolls 66 for
both sides.
> GNU Backgammon Position ID: tr0bAADnAADgXw
> Match ID : UQkAADADAAAA
> +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ O: GnuBg
> | X O O O O O | | O | 51 points
> | X O O O O O | | O |
> | X O O | | |
> | X O | | |
> | 8 | | |
> | |BAR| |v
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | X X | | |
> | X X | | | On roll
> | X X | X | | 0 points
> +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ X: Ian (Cube: 2)
>
> Sometimes it's better to dance...
>
> GNU Backgammon Position ID: 2nYXAAHnAADgbw
> Match ID : UQkHADADAAAA
> +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ O: GnuBg
> | X O O O O O | | O O | 51 points
> | X O O O O | | O |
> | X O | | O |
> | X | | |
> | 7 | | |
> | |BAR| |v
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | X X | | |
> | X X | X | | Rolled 61
> | X X O | X | | 0 points
> +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ X: Ian (Cube: 2)
>
> Cheat mode prefers you to enter 1 chequer from the bar in these
situations, just leaving 1 up. I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's the
opportunity for X to crunch further, but then you'd have thought a 21 would
be better.
>
> --Ian
>
>
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RE: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option, Ian Shaw, 2002/12/05
RE: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option, Øystein O Johansen, 2002/12/05