And those same concepts should be considered when playing another human! What are MY chances of winning if I was my Opponent? Then - Is my Opponent Stronger than me?
But this is slightly off topic, but I could not resist completing the idea tom > Hi Peter, > > GNU backgammon is a world class opponent and assumes, in a sense at > least, that your and its strengths are equal. GNU backgammon's doubles > are based on this assumption. So while it in a given position would > win e.g. 60% of the games when playing against itself, it is likely to > win e.g. 80% (or even 99%) of the games when playing against you. > Especially in a complicated position like the one you report. > > The bottom line is keep studying, for example by enabling the build in > tutor function. > > Christian. > > On 8/19/07, Peter Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why does gnu *almost* always recommend to take a double. I have noticed >> after playing literally hundreds of games against gnu that 99% of the >> time it recommends to take a double it is just plain WRONG! besides why >> would gnu offer a double if the odds weren't greatly in its favor to >> win??? here is just one example: >> >> Match MBlgARAAAAAA >> Position when 2x offered: bMdCgClwt4MBGA >> Position when I decided to resign: 7x8AAGB2NwiAAQ >> >> Peter >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-gnubg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg > _______________________________________________ Bug-gnubg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg
