Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-19 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
@gnu.org Subject: Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions On 1/19/2024 2:37 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: > I know nothing of Python, so I can’t help you with that. Good luck. I just spent a couple hours on Python today, starting with this post from Michael Petch in December 2013: ht

Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-19 Thread MK
On 1/19/2024 2:37 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: I know nothing of Python, so I can’t help you with that. Good luck. I just spent a couple hours on Python today, starting with this post from Michael Petch in December 2013: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnubg/2013-12/msg00013.html It briefly

RE: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-19 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
Hi MK, I know nothing of Python, so I can’t help you with that. Good luck. -- Ian -Original Message- From: MK Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 12:20 AM To: Ian Shaw ; bug-gnubg@gnu.org Subject: Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions On 1/18/2024 2:22 PM, MK wrote: > O

Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-18 Thread MK
On 1/18/2024 2:22 PM, MK wrote: On 1/18/2024 6:31 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: You can’t make the gnubg engine only be itself for some moves, and ask you to make the choices for other moves. There is no reason for this arbitrary, unnecessary limitation. Bot can wait to roll and/or move until it's

Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-18 Thread MK
On 1/18/2024 6:31 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: The code doesn’t "/make an exception for the bot/". The bot already ALWAYS automatically decides whether to roll or move. The exceptions are for the human, to speed up our play when the decision is trivial. ... the human allowed to make their own move,

RE: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-18 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
ering what changes you have planned compared to the originals or to his. What’s your algorithm? Regards, Ian -Original Message- From: MK Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 5:34 PM To: Ian Shaw ; bug-gnubg@gnu.org Subject: Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions On 1/17/20

Re: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-17 Thread MK
On 1/17/2024 2:52 AM, Ian Shaw wrote: Hi Murat, Hi Ian, Thanks for trying to help with such detailed suggestions, which I don't get too often. So, I appreciate it. I will respond to your ideas and also explain what I want to do, so that you or others may offer further/better ideas. I would

RE: Problems with auto-roll and auto-play functions

2024-01-17 Thread Bug reports for and general discussion about GNU Backgammon.
Hi Murat, I would expect the auto-roll and auto-play functions to only apply to the human player. The bot makes it's own decisions on whether to roll or move. If you have a script that makes moves, perhaps you could approach it in another way. Set the player to human. Get a hint.