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31P.11 Gammon Go

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 7:24 p.m.

In Response To: 31P.11 Gammon Go (Dan Pelton)

If your definition of GG is that a G matters for you and not for your opponent, then it is GG. If your definition is that it is equivalent to -1,-2C where gammons are worth twice usual for you and zero for your opponent, it is not. GG benchmark rollouts must be standardized and so they assume -1,-2C. So -1,-4C is not GG in this sense and you cannot blindly apply GG benchmark results to this score (though always a good indication of what is right).

Yes a G saves you having to win another game later. However, consider that the same could be said of winning an undoubled G vs. a single game at a score of 0-0. Just because G's don't matter at all at even Crawford scores does not imply they are always worth more than usual at odd ones.

Messages In This Thread

• 31P.11 Gammon Go
  Dan Pelton -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 4:52 p.m.
  • 31P.11 Gammon Go
    neilkaz -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 5:00 p.m.
    • 31P.11 Gammon Go
      Bob Koca -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 5:07 p.m.
      • 31P.11 Gammon Go
        Dan Pelton -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 5:21 p.m.
        • 31P.11 Gammon Go
          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 7:24 p.m.
      • GV at this score using my MET
        neilkaz -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 6:03 p.m.
  • 31P-11-G Rollout
    Stick -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 9:18 p.m.
    • 31P-11-G Rollout
      neilkaz -- Sunday, 28 December 2008, at 9:32 p.m.
  • -1,-4Crawford Rollout
    Dan Pelton -- Monday, 29 December 2008, at 3:52 a.m.