GNU Backgammon will resign if the chances of winning a game are 100% (equity
1.000).
It will wave a white flag (3D) or show a white square (2D) with the number 1
(single game), 2 (gammon) or 3 (backgammon).

But even with the smallest chance of winning (99.99%) it will not resign.

N.

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Peter Nikolov <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I’m very much curious to know if GNU will ever resign a game/match in case
> when it’s no any theoretical chance to win. /meaning that this chance is
> exactly equal to 0 (zero)%/
>
>
>
>
>
> Just some examples:
>
> 1. Snowie never ever resigns. (So- too arrogant)
>
> 2. BGBlitz sometimes resigns, even when it’s still a slim chance to win.
> (So- a bit coward)
>
> 3. eXtremeGammon gives this answer on this question, quote:
>
> “XG will resign in the following case
>
> ·         Equity is less than 0.0005 than the resign value (so less than
> 99.975% to win or save the gammon)
>
> ·         The opponent has more than 2 checkers left
>
> ·         In case the bot is losing a single game it does not resign if
> the opponent can double and cash.
>
> If the player refuses the resignation XG will not resign again for this
> game.”
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards, and please let me know…
>
>
>
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