Re: [Bug-gnubg] Cubeless equities with Jacoby revisisted

[Ned Cross]

I agree with Zorba.

_Ned

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert-Jan Veldhuizen" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 10:27 AM
Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Cubeless equities with Jacoby revisisted


> At 06:37 10/20/2002 -0400, you wrote:\
>
> >  2-ply cubeless equity  +0.211
> >  0.606 0.382 0.142 - 0.394 0.010 0.000
> >
> >  (2 * 0.606) - 1.0 = 0.211
> >
> >That's why! The discussion should be: Do we want it like this when
> >the Jacoby rule is enabeled?
>
> I'd definitely say: No! (again).
>
> It makes no sense, practically speaking, not to include gammons in the
> cubeless equity. The cube will almost always get turned later, and if it
> doesn't (very rare with good play), scoring a gammon which won't count
> because of the Jacoby rule is almost impossible, with any kind of decent
play.
>
> I can't see any use for a cubeless equity that does not count gammons,
like
> GNUBG does. I'd appreciate it very much if this gets changed, it would
also
> make it easier to compare with all other bots.
>
>
>
> --
> Robert-Jan (Zorba on FIBS)
>
>
>
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