Enabling beavers for matchplay probably won't happen as the rule change would have a substantial impact on the evaluation near the end of the match. That is, implementing it amounts to more than just enabling an option.
Christian. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Hades <dtha...@aol.com> wrote: > Hmm ok I see. Too bad, I thought there is an option to enable that feature. > Can someone tell me how often the developers update particular things or if > you can contact them? > > Cheers Hades > > > Timothy Y. Chow schrieb: >> >> Myshkin LeVine <mysh...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> The standard rules of backgammon do not allow for Beavers and Raccoons >>> in match play. >>> >> >> [...] >> >>> >>> So yes it is your mistake. :-) >>> >> >> It's a bit harsh to call it a "mistake," even in jest. I would say >> instead: Using beavers and raccoons in match play is nonstandard. GNU >> Backgammon can't implement every nonstandard variant out there. The >> developers are likely to implement only the most common variants. It's >> possible that this particular variant will gain in popularity, and then >> someone might implement it. Right now, though, it looks unlikely, because >> so few people play this way. >> >> Tim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-gnubg mailing list >> Bug-gnubg@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-gnubg mailing list > Bug-gnubg@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg > _______________________________________________ Bug-gnubg mailing list Bug-gnubg@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg
