Funny, but right. No reason to change anything, true? Christian.
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Massimiliano Maini <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree it's "correct". I don't get why gnubg didn't resign before doubling. > > Pushing your logic further, gnubg should not resign after the double/take: > the opponent could resign next turn :) :) :) > > MaX. > > "Zulli, Louis P" <[email protected]> wrote on 10/04/2009 17:38:42: > >> It is funny, but isn't it the "correct" play by X? If X doesn't >> double, he is certain to lose the match. If X doubles and O passes >> (not a likely response!) then X survives. So the "correct" play by X >> is to double, which O accepts. Now X has no way to avoid losing the >> match, so X resigns. I guess the magnitude of the loss doesn't matter to >> X. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Massimiliano Maini" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:55:45 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Funny quirck >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> enter this position: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA:EQH7AEAAEAAA >> >> GNU Backgammon Position ID: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA >> Match ID : EQH7AEAAEAAA >> +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ O: gnubg >> OO | O X O | | X X | 4 points >> OO | O X O | | X | Rolled 66 >> OO | O | | | >> OO | O | | | >> O | | | | >> | |BAR| |^ 7 point match >> | | | | >> | | | | >> | | | | >> | X X X X | | | >> | X X X X X | | X | 2 points >> +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ X: MaX (Cube: 2) >> >> >> O takes 4 out and the position is gin given the cube and the score. >> If you make gnubg play against himself, X will redouble to 4 >> (optional redouble), >> O will take and then X will resign. Very funny :) :) >> >> MaX. >> _______________________________________________ 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 > > _______________________________________________ Bug-gnubg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg
