Re: [Bug-gnubg] smartest program

[Jim Segrave]

On Fri 30 Nov 2007 (14:29 +0100), motiv4u wrote:
> > Behalf Of Ian Shaw
> >     From:  Wojciech Zaremba
> >     In your opinion which program to play backgammon is best one ??
> > 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > Gnubg and Snowie are almost equally strong players. Gnubg may 
> > have a tiny advantage, according to tests carried out by 
> > Michael Depreli.
> > Jellyfish is an older program, and is weaker. BgBlitz is 
> > another very strong player. They are all probably better than you.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> URL's:
> Gnubg: www.gnubg.org (free)
>       Linux and Windows. MacIntosh not fully supported.
>       If Windows, look for MS Windows distributions and exes
>       The 073107 0.16 Devel is really OK.
>       You can use the multithread EXE if you have a multi-cpu/core
> 
> Snowie: www.bgsnowie.com ($100 student, $380 professional)
>       Only Windows. A 20-day trial is available.
> 
> BgBlitz: www.bgblitz.com ($23 for the Player, $46 for the Professional
> version)
>       Java based for Windows and MacIntosh

Or any Linux/Unix with a Java runtime, in other words, all Unix
systems. 

> BgBlitz2Go: http://www.bgblitz2go.com (A trial download is available)
>       Java based and thus suitable for many cellphones
> 
> JellyFish: http://www.jellyfish-backgammon.com ($35 up to $220)
>       Only Windows

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Jim Segrave           address@hidden