Hi Tim,
What an awesome explanation. Thanks a lot.
-- Ian
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From: Bug-gnubg On Behalf
Of Timothy Y. Chow
Sent: 06 July 2022 14:59
To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org
Subject: Re: No bugs, just a question
There is a subtle point about luck that is not well understood even
There is a subtle point about luck that is not well understood even by
some professional mathematicians.
In a series of games (or matches, but for simplicity let me focus on
games), one must distinguish between
1. counting the number of games in which I was luckier, and
2. determining who
e.
>>> It’s often me!
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>>> Perhaps you’re sample size is not large enough. That’s all I can suggest.
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>>> (I’m not sure what happens if you play on any setting lower than ‘expert’).
>>>
s not large enough. That’s all I can suggest.
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>> (I’m not sure what happens if you play on any setting lower than ‘expert’).
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>> Best regards,
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>> Ian Shaw
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ns if you play on any setting lower than ‘expert’).
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> Best regards,
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> Ian Shaw
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> Sent: 25 June 2022 20:04
> To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org
> Subject: No bugs, just a question
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> Dear all who created
Hi Ian,
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!
Lol. With GNUBg or human partner? And at what rate? That's what's bugging
me. It happens way too rarely in my games, I
setting lower than ‘expert’).
Best regards,
Ian Shaw
From: Bug-gnubg 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
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
