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Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Friday, 18 September 2015, at 3:10 p.m.

In Response To: Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching? (sebalotek)

sebalotek wrote:

I’ve estimated my current crunch rate to be approx. 20%. What’s the approximate average? 5%? 15%?

Good question. I don't know, but 20% seems high to me.

Interesting how you anthropomorphized my CPU to be a female

I usually use "he" for the player and "she" for the opponent.

By the way, I've been posting a series of problems over at rec.games.backgammon that may be relevant to the current topic. See below for some examples.

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Money Game
Blue to play 61

White	107
Blue	139
GNUBg Id: 2LsdABBsW4MAFg:cIkYAAAAAAAA XGID=--aBBBBAB----A---cbcdbBA--:0:0:1:61:0:0:0:0:10

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Money Game
Blue to play 64

White	127
Blue	123
GNUBg Id: 2G6DAwiwbycCCA:cAkaAAAAAAAA XGID=---a-BEBC-A-cA---bbcbbA---:0:0:1:64:0:0:0:0:10

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Money Game
Blue to play 41

White	121
Blue	128
GNUBg Id: bG4XAAbMthkDIA:cIkQAAAAAAAA XGID=---BbBBBB-B--B--acbc-bb-A-:0:0:1:41:0:0:0:0:10

Messages In This Thread

• Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
  sebalotek -- Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 5:59 p.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 6:14 p.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    Mike Clapsadle -- Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 7:17 p.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    Chase -- Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 8:35 p.m.
    • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
      sebalotek -- Friday, 2 October 2015, at 2:41 p.m.
      • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
        Chase -- Saturday, 3 October 2015, at 12:20 a.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 10:25 p.m.
    • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
      sebalotek -- Friday, 18 September 2015, at 9:35 a.m.
      • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
        Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 18 September 2015, at 10:26 a.m.
      • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
        Timothy Chow -- Friday, 18 September 2015, at 3:10 p.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    ah_clem -- Friday, 18 September 2015, at 6:23 p.m.
  • Rules of Thumb to avoid crunching?
    Stick -- Saturday, 19 September 2015, at 1:50 a.m.