Re: No bugs, just a question

[Paul Thornett]

I play backgammon to a reasonable standard and have always regarded
myself as an unlucky player, both as a real-life player and when
playing the gnubg version.

But, over several years, I have become convinced of a strong tendency
in gnubg to punish what it may regard as a bad move with remarkable,
even outrageous, luck. This has become so apparent to me that I can
usually predict extraordinarily lucky throws by the computer
immediately before they are made. This also, on occasion, works in
reverse. Occasionally the computer makes what I would regard as a bad
move. This has then resulted in a series of ridiculously lucky throws
by myself.

I can offer no evidence for this wild assertion, it's purely anecdotal.

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Regards,
  Paul Thornett


Regards,

Paul Thornett


On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 03:32, Ian Shaw <Ian.Shaw@riverauto.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hi Teddy,
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> The luckier player wins a lot of the time. However, I’ve definitely seen many 
> games where the luckier player had played badly enough to still lose. It’s 
> often me!
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> Perhaps you’re sample size is not large enough. That’s all I can suggest.
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> (I’m not sure what happens if you play on any setting lower than ‘expert’).
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> Best regards,
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> Ian Shaw
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> From: Bug-gnubg <bug-gnubg-bounces+ian.shaw=riverauto.co.uk@gnu.org> On 
> Behalf Of hereodt Z
> Sent: 25 June 2022 20:04
> To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org
> Subject: No bugs, just a question
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> Dear all who created GNUBg,
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> Thank you for your wonderful, GREAT software.
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> It provided me with countless hours of fun and relaxation.Maybe a little TOO 
> much, but that's my problem ;).
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> How come the winner, be it me or the computer, is always the luckiest player?
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> I thought backgammon was a game of skill. 'Course, luck plays a role, but the 
> outcome of the game to be SOLELY based on LUCK?! C'mon! How is it possible?
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> Let's say I am not skilled and indeed, I can win only if I get lucky .
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> But the computer is World Class, after all. How come IT never wins when it is 
> less lucky than me?
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> Thank you and Best regards,
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> Teddy
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