That could be it. I did have it on "Championship Player" and had it set so that Quackle takes time to make its move. At the fast setting, Quackle throws down a play so quickly that if I blink I missed it -Pete
--- In [email protected], Phil Appleby <phil_appleby2...@...> wrote: > > My guess is that Quackle was on the 20-second Championship player setting. I > suspect its method for selecting moves is to run a 20-second simulation, and > choose the move that comes top. Over a very short simulation, it's quite > possible that the 8c placing could come out top, although over a more > substantial number it will soon be overhauled by the 8d placing. > > Phil A > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Pizer <piz...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 12:48:35 > Subject: Re: [quackle] Quackle's opening play > > > > Maybe it was considering the 4 letter extension (HOMOZYGOTE?) > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Eyesee7 <eyes...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >Quackle opened with ZYGOTE at 8C for 46 points instead of 8D for 58 points. > >The only reasoning I could think of was that at 8D, the Z is in a hot spot > >for a double-double comeback. > > > >>I forgot to save the game so couldn't review it or see what the other > >>letter was on Quackle's opening rack. However, I did run a few sims with > >>ZYGOTE as my opening play, with a few different letters as the seventh > >>letter on my rack, and all showed 8D to be the winning play by around 4 > >>percentage points. > > > >>Thoughts? Is there anyone who would open at 8C for 12 fewer points? > > > >>-Pete M. > > > > >
