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XG vs XG settings--an alternative exercise

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Wednesday, 13 June 2018, at 4:57 a.m.

In Response To: XG vs XG settings (KenB)

I like to have xg expert playing xg beginner to see what insights I can learn from both sides. I have done this several times and I think the insights are quite valuable.

I noticed that on the opening moves, xg expert would often slot with a 41 or 51 just to insult xg beginner and make a point that it thinks it should play a more complicated game.

Whenever xg beginner won a game, it took quite a while for xg expert to make his opening roll on the next game. It was clearly upset and needed to take a break to get over his shock and embarrassment.

XG expert was often very late giving the cube, particularly in non-contact games, and often lost his market, and of course, xg beginner cubed early and xg expert seemed to grab the cube before it even hit the table, mechanically scoffing at xg beginner.

And I never saw xg expert lose a game without claiming, in the analysis, that xg beginner had a huge luck factor.

Funny how life imitates computers.

Messages In This Thread

• XG vs XG settings
  KenB -- Tuesday, 12 June 2018, at 3:37 p.m.
  • XG vs XG settings
    Tenland -- Tuesday, 12 June 2018, at 4:30 p.m.
    • XG vs XG settings
      Stick -- Tuesday, 12 June 2018, at 4:36 p.m.
      • XG vs XG settings
        Fatboy -- Tuesday, 12 June 2018, at 5:13 p.m.
        • XG vs XG settings
          Stick -- Tuesday, 12 June 2018, at 5:28 p.m.
  • XG vs XG settings--an alternative exercise
    Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 13 June 2018, at 4:57 a.m.