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XG Option?

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2015, at 5:03 a.m.

Do you think this or something similar would be a useful option for Xavier to add to XG?

When playing XG, esp. on today's computers, it does its thinking quite fast. So fast that often one doesn't have time to consider the computer's plays even if we want to, even if we're playing against the strongest (slowest) setting of XGR++. This denies us the ability not only to consider our opponent's plays and perhaps use that information but it also may push players into 'rush mode'.

Rush mode or hurry mode is when you're playing a fast player, esp. XG, when you yourself get wound up and play at a pace you wouldn't normally play at. Why does that happen? Because it feels like it's always your turn because it is always your turn. You default to playing quickly making auto moves like it's speedgammon.

Perhaps we could have the option of us having to click XG's dice to end its turn like we do our own turn. Or, put a timer on XG where it won't make a move before X seconds have passed and we could define that number of seconds. This also could be useful in watching XG play against XG so that you could consider all plays during that type of session too.

So...survey says?

Stick

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