Re: Interesting question/experiment about value of cube ownership

2024-03-31 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
If the mutant strategy is always to take, then gnubg GAINS when Mutant takes a D/P because that increases the points GnuBg wins. Currently, gnubg is assuming it is playing against a player using it's own cube strategy. It could be reprogrammed to take advantage of knowing that it's opponent

Re: Interesting question/experiment about value of cube ownership

2024-03-31 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
I'm glad we agree on the basic 25% take point. Do you also agree on the the theoretical 20% take point for perfect cube efficiency? As far as I know, the only part of cube theory not calculated mathematically is the estimate made for cube efficiency. But it's a long time since I read Janowski