Maybe you should ask yourself this: what makes a position strong? You can argue that in such positions most rolls are "lucky", as in giving you another strong position, or most opponent rolls are "unlucky". This might go some way to explain this perceived impression. You make a bad move, your position is much the worst for it, so you allowed your opponent to "get lucky"
-Joseph On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 at 15:35, Tom Moulton <t...@moulton.us> wrote: > There is no such logic in the code that I have ever seen > > The human mind has a great ability to find patterns in chaos. > > This topic comes up a lot with the playing bots on fibs.com > > Tom > > > On July 1, 2022 10:47:11 PM EDT, Paul Thornett <pthorn...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I play backgammon to a reasonable standard and have always regarded >> myself as an unlucky player, both as a real-life player and when >> playing the gnubg version. >> >> But, over several years, I have become convinced of a strong tendency >> in gnubg to punish what it may regard as a bad move with remarkable, >> even outrageous, luck. This has become so apparent to me that I can >> usually predict extraordinarily lucky throws by the computer >> immediately before they are made. This also, on occasion, works in >> reverse. Occasionally the computer makes what I would regard as a bad >> move. This has then resulted in a series of ridiculously lucky throws >> by myself. >> >> I can offer no evidence for this wild assertion, it's purely anecdotal. >> ------------------------------ >> Regards, >> Paul Thornett >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Paul Thornett >> >> >> On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 03:32, Ian Shaw <ian.s...@riverauto.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Teddy, >>> >>> >>> >>> The luckier player wins a lot of the time. However, I’ve definitely seen >>> many games where the luckier player had played badly enough to still lose. >>> It’s often me! >>> >>> >>> >>> Perhaps you’re sample size is not large enough. That’s all I can suggest. >>> >>> >>> >>> (I’m not sure what happens if you play on any setting lower than ‘expert’). >>> >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Ian Shaw >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Bug-gnubg <bug-gnubg-bounces+ian.shaw=riverauto.co...@gnu.org> On >>> Behalf Of hereodt Z >>> Sent: 25 June 2022 20:04 >>> To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org >>> Subject: No bugs, just a question >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear all who created GNUBg, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you for your wonderful, GREAT software. >>> >>> >>> >>> It provided me with countless hours of fun and relaxation.Maybe a little >>> TOO much, but that's my problem ;). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> How come the winner, be it me or the computer, is always the luckiest >>> player? >>> >>> >>> >>> I thought backgammon was a game of skill. 'Course, luck plays a role, but >>> the outcome of the game to be SOLELY based on LUCK?! C'mon! How is it >>> possible? >>> >>> >>> >>> Let's say I am not skilled and indeed, I can win only if I get lucky . >>> >>> >>> >>> But the computer is World Class, after all. How come IT never wins when it >>> is less lucky than me? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you and Best regards, >>> >>> Teddy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >
