[gnugo-devel] Re: [computer-go] SlugGo v.s. Many Faces

[Don Dailey]

> The primary reason  the code is so  very slow is that we  have found a
> lookahead depth  of 16 works very well,  and it thus takes  a bit more
> than 16 times as long as GNU Go to settle on its move.

Can you  explain this statement?  You  make it sound  that your search
takes linear time.  Would a 32 ply search take only twice as long?

- Don