Well, in the situation everything was optional: optional duoble, optional resign ... The only strange thing is that the resign is not checked before the cube decision: if it was the case, gnubg would resign before the cube action.
Not a big deal, but it looks odd to non-experts. MaX. Christian Anthon <[email protected]> wrote on 14/04/2009 22:23:35: > 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 beforedoubling. > > > > 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 > > > >
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