Re: [Bug-gnubg] Gnu backgammon

[David Bellows]

It could be that it is a better player than you realize. Do you have a
match you can send us that demonstrates what you are claiming?

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Barb Pylatuk <address@hidden> wrote:
> This is the most frustrating game!  Whenever I am winning, gnu
> automatically starts hitting all my men all the time.  If I am losing
> and waiting to get on the board, gnu manages to clear all its men so
> that I can only get on at 4. Then, once I am on at 4 my rolls are
> double ones or one and three or some other nonsense so that I
> am guaranteed to lose.  Similarily, if I have gnu cornered it will roll
> doubles so it will get clear across the board on to its own side. The
> game is rigged to win. If I do win a game, and start another game it
> starts again to hit all my men all the time. If it is a close match and
> we are rolling to remove our men from the board, gnu is rolling doubles
> continually until it is off the board.
>
> I don't know why I keep playing.  I do not want to win every game but I
> certainly would expect a fair  chance.  Gnu does not offer that.
>
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