Re: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option

[Nardy Pillards]

I was amused reading this.
A gub in the cheat mode???
(smiling)

Nardy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Shaw" <address@hidden>
To: "Joern Thyssen" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [Bug-gnubg] Recent RGB posting on "Change Dice" Option


> > From: Joern Thyssen [mailto:address@hidden
> >
> > hmmm, 20 minutes later:
> >
> > I'm sorry: I couldn't resist :-) I've implemented the roll joker/roll
> > anti-joker part (except for the opening roll)... If someone
> > thinks this
> > is juuuuust toooo much let me know, and I'll remove it again :-)
> >
> > Try it with the command "set cheat on".
> >
> Ouch! That is brutal! Did you really have to make it roll jokers for both
sides?
> I actually found it quite instructive with regard to making the most of
great rolls, and for making aggressive early doubles.
>
> A couple of curiosities...
>
> Here, the game ends up as a stalemate. The program repeatedly rolls 66 for
both sides.
>     GNU Backgammon  Position ID: tr0bAADnAADgXw
>                     Match ID   : UQkAADADAAAA
>     +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  O: GnuBg
>     | X  O  O  O  O  O |   | O                |  51 points
>     | X  O  O  O  O  O |   | O                |
>     | X           O  O |   |                  |
>     | X           O    |   |                  |
>     | 8                |   |                  |
>     |                  |BAR|                  |v
>     |                  |   |                  |
>     |                  |   |                  |
>     | X     X          |   |                  |
>     | X     X          |   |                  |  On roll
>     | X     X          | X |                  |  0 points
>     +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  X: Ian (Cube: 2)
>
> Sometimes it's better to dance...
>
>     GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 2nYXAAHnAADgbw
>                     Match ID   : UQkHADADAAAA
>     +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  O: GnuBg
>     | X  O  O  O  O  O |   | O  O             |  51 points
>     | X     O  O  O  O |   | O                |
>     | X              O |   | O                |
>     | X                |   |                  |
>     | 7                |   |                  |
>     |                  |BAR|                  |v
>     |                  |   |                  |
>     |                  |   |                  |
>     | X     X          |   |                  |
>     | X     X          | X |                  |  Rolled 61
>     | X     X        O | X |                  |  0 points
>     +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  X: Ian (Cube: 2)
>
> Cheat mode prefers you to enter 1 chequer from the bar in these
situations, just leaving 1 up. I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's the
opportunity for X to crunch further, but then you'd have thought a 21 would
be better.
>
> --Ian
>
>
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