One of my bots will pass if the opponent passes first - if it's a win. Even if the opponent has dead stones still on the board. But of course it won't pass if the Tromp Taylor score is not enough for the win.
- Don Jason House wrote: > If your bot has enough points to win under Tromp Taylor scoring, why > capture dead stones? Passing is the fastest way to end the game in > your favor. That trick should limit your game length to something > manageable. I've been thinking that I should add that feature to my bot. > > I've also considered the exact opposite strategy... When losing a > game, aim to stress the opponent's time management (since it's the > highest probability of victory). That would include underhanded > tricks like filling my own eyes. I probably won't implement that, but > it was an interesting thought. > > On Jan 1, 2008 11:57 PM, Peter Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I realize there are some legitimate reasons to have your bot play out > the games on cgos until the bitter end. Here I would like to present > one reason why you may want to have your bot resign instead. I live > in the Philippines. My ping from my computers here is usualy about > .3-.4 seconds. I do often put some bots on cgos from here, tend to be > rated around 1600-1700. Because of the long ping & the tromp-taylor > rules, my bots often lose won games on time. Playing from my > computer > here, I typically set a buffer around 45 seconds when the bot assumes > the game is a won game & almost immediately plays filler moves. > Nevertheless, with this buffer or even a larger buffer, the bot often > captures massive groups, and at 2 moves per second (all network lag), > the bot can't fill the whole board again & again, and if my bot passes > & yours doesn't, that's also slow to fill the board. The end result > is that in your records, you may be testing your bot's new features > and want to have an accurate elo rating to know whether it is working. > If your bot is playing my bot, and your bot doesn't resign lost > games, you won't have an accurate rating of its new features. Sorry > for the inconvenience. This is happening today quite a lot vs. > challenger. Some other days it's a different bot. Just something to > keep in mind. > Peter > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org <mailto: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/
