Hi all,
IMHO there is little to add to Ians summary:
- I think that Snowie is not as strong as XG, GnuBG and BGBlitz nowadays (PR
around 1). It was of comparable strength, but Michel (or Oystein?) trained a
newer net some years ago.
- “stronger” doesn't mean it plays always the better move (a
For the first question "Is it possible to use GnuBG to test an own
implementation of a bot?", I would say yes, go ahead.
I actually think it will be very hard to implement a bot on your own
without having anything to verify against.
I have used GNU Backgammon to verify my own codes over the years.
Hi Ian
Thanks for writing up all the details. You’ve answered all my questions well
and I now understand why there are no bot tournaments. I was kind of looking
for rankings and competitions between programs using a protocol similar to UCI
for chess. I was trying to satisfy my curiosity regardi
After changing an option, the window becomes unresponsive until I reposition it
by dragging the title bar.
E.g. Settings, Analysis. Set "Automatically add analysis to the database".
Attempt to set Single File Analysis. Radio button won't operate until the
window is dragged to a new position
Hi Daniel,
There is a mechanism for using GnuBg to plug in another playing engine, but
I've no idea how it works or even whether it has been implemented other than
the setting being available. You can find it in the GUI under Settings,
Players, External.
set player external - Have another
