Re: [Bug-gnubg] EPC (Trice) and other counts

[motiv4u]

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Adi Kadmon <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I'd like very much to have the following information:
>
> (1) What is GNUbg's formula for calculating "EPC"/"Trice count" of bearoff
> positions?
>
> (2) Is that formula, or any approximation thereof, practically usable by a
> human player during a real game?
>
> (3) Is the EPC/Trice count, if calculated precisely, actually more "correct"
> than, for instance, Ward count or Keith count, for cube decisions in bearoff
> positions?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Adi
>
You find Trice's EPC count on bkg.com (among lots of other things)
http://www.bkgm.com/articles/EffectivePipCount/

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