> But a "god" will win over the > "devil", as he will not > fall in any of the traps, but can use the suboptimal > play spent in > setting those up.
actually, whomever is slated to win with perfect play (1st or 2nd player) will win, because "setting up traps" isn't necessarily inefficient -- it just means choosing branches where the number of winning moves for your opponent is minimized. it is still optimal play. either you start in a winning branch and you just play it out and win (even by choosing such branches, you're just playing a cleaner version of the same winning game), or you start in a losing branch and it doesn't matter what you do, you're going to lose. s. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Don't quit your job - take classes online www.Classesusa.com _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
