Re: [Bug-gnubg] question about GNU Backgammon

2019-08-22 Thread Ian Shaw
-topmail.de Sent: 18 August 2019 18:37 To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org Subject: [Bug-gnubg] question about GNU Backgammon Hello GNU team, I have a question about how to change the settings in GNU Backgammon: Is it possible to always and automatically get a hint after one's own dice have been rolled? Best

[Bug-gnubg] question about GNU Backgammon

2019-08-18 Thread tilidin
Hello GNU team,     I have a question about how to change the settings in GNU Backgammon: Is it possible to always and automatically get a hint after one's own dice have been rolled?     Best regards,   Robert ___ Bug-gnubg mailing list

Re: [Bug-gnubg] question: move validation

2016-07-31 Thread Philippe Michel
I'm wondering in which file of the project is move validation done, more particularly if a given move is valid given a specific dice roll. This is in eval.c. This is a part of the source I don't really understand but GenerateMoves() should be a adequate starting point. If you want to look at

[Bug-gnubg] question: move validation

2016-07-28 Thread grdnlndn
Hello there, I'm a student and I'm studying gnubg source code, I'm wondering in which file of the project is move validation done, more particularly if a given move is valid given a specific dice roll. Sorry for this question, I generally try to avoid disturbing mailing lists with non important

[Bug-gnubg] Question

2015-04-23 Thread Carlos Morales
Hi, I'm using gnubg again since a few days ago, after several years not being able to launch it. Michael Petch helped me to install it and now it works. I dont know if he is the one to answer my next question and I dont wanna bother him again. I would like to play against my son using 2

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question

2015-04-23 Thread Thomas A. Moulton
That external interface is not designed for peer to peer play. Your best bet is to play on a having server such as fibs.com gridgammon.com or even yahoo.com Tom On April 23, 2015 11:53:01 AM EDT, Carlos Morales wwwcarlosmora...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm using gnubg again since a few days

[Bug-gnubg] question

2013-09-07 Thread Pi Po
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Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question on Luck Analysis

2010-12-16 Thread Jim Segrave
On Thu 16 Dec 2010 (10:09 -), Ian Shaw wrote: Hi Christian, Thanks for the explanation. So, just to clarify, the discrepancy of 0.133 from the theoretical 0 in the result reflects discrepancies in the gnubg evaluation function. To calculate luck, gnubg evaluates the equity after

[Bug-gnubg] question for top players

2009-11-15 Thread coka
45 24\15 26 24\1813\11 21 24\22 15\14 15 bar\20 6\5 66 22\16(2) 13\7(2) 1313\1011\10

[Bug-gnubg] question for super players

2009-11-15 Thread coka
hi look on button board let me know how would u play the 2-2 in money session and why ? ty gnu rollou think 13-11(2) 5-3(2) but i dont agree -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/question-for-super-players-tp26360374p26360374.html Sent from the Gnu - Backgammon mailing

[Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results

2009-03-02 Thread Bob Hart
Hi- I would like to understand how to interpret evaluation results presented with different plies and out-of-order equities. In reviewing the results below, I would ideally want to conclude at a glance that gnubg evaluates 24/21 13/9 as the best play, because it is at the top of the list. It

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results

2009-03-02 Thread Christian Anthon
It is generally not advisable to compare evaluations using different parameters. This is particularly true for gnubg which has an odd-ply/even-ply problem. In short, you should evaluate all the moves you wish to compare at the same ply. Christian. On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Bob Hart

RE: [Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results

2009-03-02 Thread Bob Hart
@gnu.org Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results It is generally not advisable to compare evaluations using different parameters. This is particularly true for gnubg which has an odd-ply/even-ply problem. In short, you should evaluate all the moves you wish to compare

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results

2009-03-02 Thread Christian Anthon
] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:16 PM To: Bob Hart Cc: bug-gnubg@gnu.org Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question: Interpreting Evaluation Results It is generally not advisable to compare evaluations using different parameters. This is particularly true for gnubg which has an odd-ply/even-ply problem

[Bug-gnubg] Question regarding how to batch analyse many matches

2009-02-27 Thread Mochy
Hello All, I have a question regarding how to analyse many matches at a same time. I tried to use batch / analyse option in Analyse menu in latest version of GNU. (Version 0.90-mingw (build Feb 18 2009)) After I choose 8 matches and let him doing batch analyse, it said analyse has been done.

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question About Rollout

2007-11-15 Thread Massimiliano Maini
Robert-Jan Veldhuizen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 14/11/2007 15:32:15: Hi Mochizuki and Massimiliano, Looks like the issues got confused here a little. Hi Robert-Jan, thanks for the explanation. I got indeed confused by the explanation about how w/g/bg are computed in case of a cubeful

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question About Rollout

2007-11-14 Thread Massimiliano Maini
Jim Segrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 13/11/2007 22:51:14: The game is played out with the cube on 2, sometimes that leads to a redouble/take with the cube on 4. Gnubg plays both sides optimally (from gnubg's point of view) and terminates a rollout of a game when: one side wins outright

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question About Rollout

2007-11-14 Thread Robert-Jan Veldhuizen
Hi Mochizuki and Massimiliano, Looks like the issues got confused here a little. First of all, GNUbg's win/gammons/backgammons breakdown is based on what happens or would happen if the game were played to completion. A double/pass is therefore not the same as a single game win. A double/pass

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question About Rollout

2007-11-13 Thread Christian Anthon
Hi Mochy, the winning chances reported by a rollout are in a sense cubeless. What actually goes on is the following. If a game is played to the end the actual result is recorded, i.e. 1 lost backgammon counts as one game in that column. However, many games are truncated, either by using the race

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question About Rollout

2007-11-13 Thread Massimiliano Maini
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 13/11/2007 09:53:12: Hi Mochy, the winning chances reported by a rollout are in a sense cubeless. What actually goes on is the following. If a game is played to the end the actual result is recorded, i.e. 1 lost backgammon counts as one game in that column.

[Bug-gnubg] Question about RNG

2007-09-01 Thread Neale Gadd
I was reading the FAQ which mentioned about changing the RNG to BSD to get a more balanced game. Unfortunately it does not save this setting - how can I make this change permanent ? I have set the computer player to a lower setting (Casual Play) but it still seems to get the perfect dice rolls

Re: Damn! (was [Bug-gnubg] Question about RNG)

2007-09-01 Thread Øystein Johansen
Christian Anthon wrote: I'm guessing it is not one of us ;). Not me! Since we aren't adding to or even policing what is one the doku-wiki I strongly suggest that we take wiki down and replace it with the current version of the html dokumentation. Agreed! I'll see what I can do. The current

Re: [Bug-gnubg] question

2007-04-30 Thread Albert Silver
Yes, strangely enough, BGLightCE, the site of the Pocket PC version of GNUbg seems to have been taken down, and all external links from freeware sites link to the site , so I'm not sure what the solution is. I have it, and could send it, but due to this new development would need to consult with

Re: [Bug-gnubg] question

2007-04-30 Thread Christian Anthon
On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 12:20 -0300, Albert Silver wrote: Yes, strangely enough, BGLightCE, the site of the Pocket PC version of GNUbg seems to have been taken down, and all external links from freeware sites link to the site , so I'm not sure what the solution is. I have it, and could send it,

Re: [Bug-gnubg] question

2007-04-30 Thread Albert Silver
Yes and no. The engine is undoubtedly free, but what about the interface created for it? The source of BG Light is here: http://www.nongnu.org/bglight/ If memory serves, the engine is based on the 0.13 weights. Albert On 4/30/07, Christian Anthon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-04-30 at

Re: [Bug-gnubg] question

2007-04-30 Thread Christian Anthon
On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 14:44 -0300, Albert Silver wrote: Yes and no. The engine is undoubtedly free, but what about the interface created for it? The source of BG Light is here: http://www.nongnu.org/bglight/ Citing from the GPL 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question about position ID

2007-04-29 Thread Christian Anthon
Hi Chase, you are more than welcome to update the documentation. Just grab gnubg.html or gnubgdb.xml from here. http://kohn.kiku.dk/~anthon/doc/ Edit and send me the changes. Christian. ___ Bug-gnubg mailing list Bug-gnubg@gnu.org

[Bug-gnubg] Question about position ID

2007-04-28 Thread chase_bg
The gnu manual gives this example of the binary representation of the position ID for the starting position: (Note the ***'s.) 0 0 0 0 0 = player on roll has no chequers on ace to 5 points 1 0 = 5 chequers on the 6 point 0 = empty bar *** 111 0 = 3 on the 8 0 0 0 0 = no others in our

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Question about position ID

2007-04-28 Thread Øystein Johansen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The gnu manual gives this example of the binary representation of the position ID for the starting position: (Note the ***'s.) [snip] Why is the status of the barpoint recorded twice for each player? Does one of these actually represent the number of checkers borne

[Bug-gnubg] Question regarding New Multi-thread exes compatability with 0.15-stable versus 0.16-devel

2007-02-17 Thread jhcis
Hi! Everyone: Once again thank you for your incredible work GnuBg! My question is simple. I am currently running: * 0.15-stable (CVS tag rel_0_15): stable, reccomended for most of the users o install archive (code snapshot 20061119, sources) In regard to the GnuBG

[Bug-gnubg] question gnubg

2007-02-14 Thread Jean McGillicuddy
Hi: Just installed gnubg, and get same error message listed on your website as davidjacquier and procion Hi, I can't get GNU backgammon to run on my windows 98 machine. I get the folowing error: Pango-error:**.file../../../pango/pango/shape.c: line 75 (pango_shape): assertion failed:

[Bug-gnubg] Question: Batch Analysis and Player Records

2006-09-04 Thread boomslang
Hi GnuBG team, I would like to know this: Is there a way to batch analyse a series of .mat-files *AND* automatically add the results to the player records (preferably the oldest .mat-files first)? I did find the .py-files in GnuBG\scripts but I don't know how to use them and whether

RE: [Bug-gnubg] question

2006-03-28 Thread Ian Shaw
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a question about the Evaluation settings, I was wondering which settings will give me the best hint, What i mean is: If for example i chose Grand Master on the Chequer play predefined settings will it give me better moves

[Bug-gnubg] Question

2006-03-27 Thread eyal_hanan
Hey I need to run the source code on microsft nt , Visual C++ Do U have any code example which I can run , Thanks Eyal,. ___ Bug-gnubg mailing list Bug-gnubg@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg