On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I imagine that it approaches some hypothetical > level in an asymptotic way.
For most board positions, it is reasonable to expect that there exists a single move for which the asymptotic Monte Carlo value is higher than the rest. Even when this is not the case, the different moves with the same value are generally symmetrical, and the only possible strategic advantage of one of these moves over another would be due to superko. So I expect that the asymptotic behavior is very nearly deterministic. In the past, I have had difficulties in evaluating the overall strength of such players, because I would not get a good variety of positions in the games played. If you continue with higher numbers of playouts, you might want to either ensure that you either include at least one strong player that plays a variety of openings, or else play games with a variety of starting positions. Weston _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
