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Risk aversion

Posted By: phil Simborg
Date: Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 6:57 a.m.

In Response To: Risk aversion (Timothy Chow)

I don't believe you can set a bot to play for risk aversion, because by definition, that play yields lower equity than the optimum play. I believe you could teach a bot to give you the play that leads to the fewest losses and fewest gammons without consideration for how many gammons you might win with a higher equity play, but at any cube level, that would be a foolish way to play backgammon.

If you are going to play the odds differently at higher cubes, I would love to have you in my chouette. Personally, I don't like high cubes either, because I don't want to win or lose too much in a single game or roll of the dice, and I am always willing to settle high cubes for the fair settlement, and sometimes I might even give away a small amount to settle. Whether I am playing with a friend or a fish, I don't want to hurt them too much, and I don't particularly like being hurt myself, either.

Messages In This Thread

• Risk aversion
  Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 3:27 a.m.
  • Risk aversion
    Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 5:18 a.m.
    • Risk aversion
      neilkaz -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 2:41 p.m.
      • Risk aversion
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 7:03 p.m.
  • Risk aversion
    phil Simborg -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 6:57 a.m.
    • Risk aversion
      playBunny -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 11:48 a.m.
      • Risk aversion
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 12:35 p.m.
        • Risk aversion
          Frank Berger -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 6:38 p.m.
  • Risk aversion
    Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 11:22 a.m.
    • or worse!
      Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 11:25 a.m.
      • Typo, what typo?
        playBunny -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 11:53 a.m.
  • Risk aversion
    Frank Berger -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 6:40 p.m.