[Bug-gnubg] 0ply question

2012-01-26 Thread Massimiliano Maini
Hi all, just stumbled on this. Take the position below: all the moves have cubeful equity of -1, as next turn, O would double and X will have to drop, independently on which move X makes now. Question: how can 0ply get this right, know that next cube decision is a D/P ? I was under the

[Bug-gnubg] Berliner

2012-01-26 Thread Mark Higgins
Hi all - when I see references to Berliner for contact inputs etc - am I correct in assuming that refers to the 1980 Sci Am article Computer Backgammon about BKG? ___ Bug-gnubg mailing list Bug-gnubg@gnu.org

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Berliner

2012-01-26 Thread Ian Shaw
I don't have that one, I do have two 1977 articles: BKG - A program that plays backgammon Experiences in Evaluation with BKG - A program that plays backgammon Wanna swap? -- Ian -Original Message- From: bug-gnubg-bounces+ian.shaw=riverauto.co...@gnu.org

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Berliner

2012-01-26 Thread Julian Wilson
If preceded by 'ich bin ein ' . Then it's probably referring to Kennedy's speech in Germany 1963. :) Sent from my iPhone On 26 Jan 2012, at 14:17, Ian Shaw ian.s...@riverauto.co.uk wrote: I don't have that one, I do have two 1977 articles: BKG - A program that plays backgammon

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Berliner

2012-01-26 Thread Mark Higgins
I don't have any of them! :) Just curious what it's referring to, so I can get a better feel for why gnubg uses the inputs it does. Do the articles you mention cover the extended inputs gnubg uses? On Jan 26, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: I don't have that one, I do have two 1977

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Berliner

2012-01-26 Thread Mark Higgins
I don't have any of them! :) Just curious what it's referring to, so I can get a better feel for why gnubg uses the inputs it does. Do the articles you mention cover the extended inputs gnubg uses? On Jan 26, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: I don't have that one, I do have two 1977