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XG question: "Total Cost" and "Luck base rating"

Posted By: Carlo Melzi
Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2011, at 7:52 a.m.

While reviewing a set of backgammon matches analyzed with XG2, I noticed something that is not quite clear to me.

In a IIBGF GM 13-pts match that I won, I played worse than my opponent: PR was 3,43 for me and 1,82 for the opponent (great job, Steve, btw!)

The Total Cost in the panel says that I threw away 11.78% MWC, while Steve throwed away only 8.46%.

However, in the session summary window, under "Luck base rating", XG says I was a 56,28% favorite in the match.

What should I make of that number? How do I reconcile the two parameters?

Thanks, Carlo

Messages In This Thread

• XG question: "Total Cost" and "Luck base rating"
  Carlo Melzi -- Tuesday, 18 October 2011, at 7:52 a.m.
  • XG question: "Total Cost" and "Luck base rating"
    Christian Plenz -- Tuesday, 18 October 2011, at 11:32 a.m.