RE: Réf. : Re: [Bug-gnubg] User training of the Neural Nets

[Ian Shaw]

From: address@hidden

> 
> Just curious, can somebody breifly explain the origin of the 
> odd-even effect ? I've often heard people saying "oh, that's 
> normal" about it, but I haven't yet found an explanation.


It is indeed a well known feature of computer evaluation functions, not just 
for backgammon.

This was discussed here 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnubg/2003-06/msg00207.html. 

If you're still unclear, I'll try to explain further, though I can't claim to 
be an expert myself.

-- Ian