The new level of participation is terrific. It's great to see Goliath, the strongest program for many years. I love the new 15 minute time limits. Thank you everyone.
I'd like to remind people to follow the link to Sensei's computer go page and add a brief description of your program when you have time. David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Dailey > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:03 AM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] How to get more participation in 19x19 CGOS? > > I also put up "Odie" on the 19x19 server so that we would have some > weaker players. Odie should be quite weak and I can also put up even > weaker versions. > > - Don > > > > > David Fotland wrote: > > > > I tested the three versions only against each other, and tuned them > by > > removing go knowledge. I didn�t spend much time on it so I didn�t > > have time to tune against gnugo. I thought that tuning on the server > > would be better. Since programs do better against themselves, the > > actual strength difference is probably less than 5 stones. > > > > > > > > Level 0 should be really stupid. It can�t read ladders, and the move > > generator only uses patterns that are 3x3. > > > > > > > > I tested with 100 games, and level 2 gives 5 stones to level 1 and > > wins 45%. Level 1 gives five stones to level 0 and wins 53% > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *terry > mcintyre > > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:39 AM > > *To:* computer-go > > *Subject:* Re: [computer-go] How to get more participation in 19x19 > CGOS? > > > > > > > > Thanks, David! > > > > I think you said that your three versions of Many Faces 12 are about > 5 > > stones apart in strength? > > > > I'm guessing this means that version A can give B a 5 stone handicap, > > and win 50% of the time, > > while version B can give C a 5 stone handicap and win 50% of the > games? > > > > Have you played the 3 versions against Gnugo? What handicaps seem > > appropriate there? > > > > I think Don Dailey posted that there is a need for a GnuGo on the > > 19x19 server? I can host if need be, have spare CPU here and full- > time > > connection. > > > > > > > > Terry McIntyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > �Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is > > found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to > > insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.� > > > > > > > > Benjamin Disraeli, Speech in the House of Commons [June 15, 1874] > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: David Fotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: computer-go <computer-go@computer-go.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 3:00:44 PM > > Subject: RE: [computer-go] How to get more participation in 19x19 > CGOS? > > > > You can test your bot on the 19x19 cgos now, since I added 3 weak > > players today. They are so fast they don�t load my machine, so I�ll > > leave them up. > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http:/www.yahoo.com/r/hs> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/
