On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 16:59, Ethan Straffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > New to the group and definitely having fun with Quackle! > > One hopefully-not-too-silly question: let's say I'm recreating a game > against a human opponent. Even when I select "Human With Unknown Rack," > a rack is drawn at random for the opponent with each play, which of > course is probably nothing like the actual rack that he held at the > time. Is this "fake rack" used in any way when calculating > valuations/running simulations/suggesting moves -- or is it a red > herring, and no assumptions are in fact being made about his tiles when > calculating what I should have done with mine?
Welcome! Right, those randomly drawn letters are never used in simulations or move suggesting. In a simulation, oppo gets 7 random letters on each iteration, unless you use the 'partial oppo rack' feature. Thanks, Jason
