RE: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-15 Thread dave.devos
Just a quickstart here, and I'm not one of the real experts, so it may contain inaccuracies. Perhaps you already know all this, perhaps not. The basis of many game-playing programs (like chess programs) is the minimax (or negamax) algorithm. It is a simple algorithm by itself and you can find a

RE: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-15 Thread dave.devos
an: [EMAIL PROTECTED] namens Nick Wedd Verzonden: za 15-11-2008 15:48 Aan: computer-go Onderwerp: Re: [computer-go] Monte carlo play In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes < Hawaiian shirt analogy snipped > >I hope you don't feel offended. Indeed you took up a won

Re: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-15 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes < Hawaiian shirt analogy snipped > >I hope you don't feel offended. Indeed you took up a wonderful >endeavour, but I sense that you're not quite ready to go for the summit >today. But Tony never expressed any interest in "going for the sum

RE: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-15 Thread dave.devos
ed. Indeed you took up a wonderful endeavour, but I sense that you're not quite ready to go for the summit today. Best Regards, Dave Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] namens tony tang Verzonden: do 13-11-2008 22:03 Aan: go mailing list Onderwerp: RE: [computer-go

RE: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-13 Thread tony tang
Tony > Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:34:21 +0900> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > computer-go@computer-go.org> Subject: Re: [computer-go] Monte carlo play> > > > I am new to programming go, could some one explain to me how a monte> > carlo > based evalution manage

Re: [computer-go] Monte carlo play

2008-11-11 Thread Darren Cook
> I am new to programming go, could some one explain to me how a monte > carlo based evalution manages to play random games by itself? ie: > who/what is the oppoent which supplies the opposing moves which > allows another move to be randomly played after making the initial It is self-play, so both