Do you know how long is the average 19x19 game? Since territories are much larger, I think it would take many more moves to get down to single point eyes. 9x9 has 81 points, but averages 107 moves. I guess 19x19 would average 500 or 600 moves.
David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Dailey > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:49 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] 19x19 CGOS? > > > Did you have a specific size in mind? It seems like a 19x19 server > would be the natural thing. > > I could run the old server until I get the new one finished. > > - Don > > > On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 20:29 -0800, David Doshay wrote: > > A few months ago I suggested a number of stepwise increases > in board > > size to see how the algorithms scaled. It seems to me > having just 2 > > data points does not say enough about how the MC (or any other) > > algorithm scales, so I wanted to be able to graph some measure of > > strength against increasing board size. > > > > The responses showed some interest in the normal board > sizes, but not > > enough for me to think it was worth it to host the servers. > Several of > > the program authors indicated that they could only run one > size at a > > time, and I assumed that this meant that having multiple > CGOS servers > > would only detract from the usefulness of the 9x9, so I did > not start > > any other size of server. > > > > If things have changed, I have the resources to be a CGOS-N host. > > > > Cheers, > > David > > > > > > > > On 11, Dec 2006, at 7:53 PM, David Fotland wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Don, > > > > > > Clearly UCT and monte carlo is very well suited to 9x9 go. It > > > works much > > > better than the traditional computer go algorithms, and > it is much, > > > much > > > simpler. > > > > > > Do you have any plans to set up a CGOS server for 19x19 go? I'd > > > like to see > > > how well UCT/MC scales to 19x19 go. I don't think it will work > > > well at > > > 19x19, but I'd like to see some experiments to see if I'm wrong. > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > computer-go mailing list > > > computer-go@computer-go.org > > > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > computer-go mailing list > > computer-go@computer-go.org > > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
