1. Cubeful 4-ply 13/11 10/6 Eq.: -1.709
0.179 0.014 0.000 - 0.821 0.630 0.000
4-ply cubeful prune [4ply]
2. Cubeful 4-ply 13/7 Eq.: -1.709 (-0.000)
0.189 0.015 0.000 - 0.811 0.637 0.000
4-ply cubeful prune [4ply]
3. Cubeful 4-ply 12/8 10/8 Eq.: -1.711 (-0.002)
0.191 0.014 0.000 - 0.809 0.644 0.000
4-ply cubeful prune [4ply]
4. Cubeful 4-ply 13/9 10/8 Eq.: -1.719 (-0.010)
0.185 0.014 0.000 - 0.815 0.641 0.000
4-ply cubeful prune [4ply]
GNU Backgammon 1.06.002 Jan 29 2022 --- looks like I need to upgrade.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM Francesco Ariis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Dirk,
>
> Il 12 giugno 2026 alle 18:14 Dirk Schiemann ha scritto:
> > Here an extreme example where GNU thinks my move 13/7 is 219 blunder
> where
> > all resonable moves should yield roughly the same equity:
> >
> > XGID=---BBBB---A-AA---b--Dbcce-:1:1:1:42:1:1:0:5:10
>
> I launched GNUbg with `gnubg --no-rc` (“Do not read .gnubgrc and
> .gnubgautorc commands”). The evaluation for 13/7 is:
>
> 1. Cubeful 2-ply 13/7 Eq.: -1.668
> 0.192 0.014 0.000 - 0.808 0.621 0.000
> 2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
>
> The evaluation seems fine.
>
> Version: GNU Backgammon 1.08.003 20251217
>
> > [A]nd is somebody still working on the software?
>
> Philippe Michel (who is active in this ML too) is.
>
>
