Hope this prints correctly
TcheQ: Turn 11
TcheQ AGHOTU? 416
Quackle J 497
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O ->
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1|= ' F R O R Y ' =| --Tracking------
2| B " " O - | J 1
3| O - ' ' Q U I Z |
4|' A - ' V I N T '|
5| T M A G |
6| I E X C " L " |
7|N E ' A E ' U ' F Y ' |
8|O S ' N V I D E ' =|
9|N ' E A N ' W O W ' |
10|e " S P U G " R E " |
11|L T I P I |
12|E A - L ' I D B|
13|C L A R T I E R ' N - A|
14|T E " H E A R E S|
15|= E ' D O D O I S M K|
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In the above example, Quackle (0.95) is unable to see
the higher scoring play @ 3A. It can only see the
bonus (which wins by 1 point).
If the blank on the final rack is exchanged for an S
(to avoid it overlooking a superior play due to a
bonus), Quackle will always lose this game, and it's
endgame strategy AI is flawed. In this situation,
Quackle's valuation is 48 for the winning play
(favouring plays such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] that lose
instantly). Even a few moves deep, Quackle is blind
to the fact that playing GATHS GOTHS OATHS or other
variants that open a HAJ outplay will lose.
To rub salt into the wound, Quackle also mis-analyses
the endgame for the leftover OU?. (it suggests sOU m9
19)
Final score 508-497, Quackle's best attempt 498-497
Quackle's inability to do such simple analysis casts
doubt on it's veracity and reliability at other stages
of play: one major point of note is that Quackle
continually fails to generate enough moves due to the
immovable score-leave ranking filter. The inference
may be drawn that Quackle is both inconsistent and an
imperfect player:this invalidates any meaningful
statistical analysis: an analogy would be the classic
Three-Body problem in physics: there are too many
unknowns to know with certainty what causes the
uncertainty. (not to be confused with Heisenberg
Uncertainty)
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