I agree it's "correct". I
don't get why gnubg didn't resign before doubling.
Pushing your logic further, gnubg should
not resign after the double/take:
the opponent could resign next turn
:) :) :)
MaX.
"Zulli, Louis P" <address@hidden>
wrote on 10/04/2009 17:38:42:
> It is funny, but isn't it the "correct" play by X? If X
doesn't
> double, he is certain to lose the match. If X doubles and O passes
> (not a likely response!) then X survives. So the "correct"
play by X
> is to double, which O accepts. Now X has no way to avoid losing the
> match, so X resigns. I guess the magnitude of the loss doesn't matter
to X. >
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Massimiliano Maini" <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:55:45 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Funny quirck
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> enter this position: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA:EQH7AEAAEAAA
>
> GNU Backgammon Position ID: 2jbQIBjzAAAAAA
>
Match ID : EQH7AEAAEAAA
> +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ O:
gnubg
> OO | O X O |
| X X | 4 points
> OO | O X O |
| X | Rolled
66
> OO | O |
| |
> OO | O |
| |
> O |
| |
|
> |
|BAR| |^
7 point match
> |
| |
|
> |
| |
|
> |
| |
|
> | X X X X |
| |
> | X X X X X |
| X | 2 points
> +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ X:
MaX (Cube: 2)
>
>
> O takes 4 out and the position is gin given the cube and the score.
> If you make gnubg play against himself, X will redouble to 4
> (optional redouble),
> O will take and then X will resign. Very funny :) :)
>
> MaX.
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