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A Puzzle that Reall matters

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

In Response To: A Puzzle that Reall matters (Phil Simborg)

I brought this up here about two months ago. Even in the simplest case, one cannot quite model the situation accurately using the usual vocabulary of takepoints, gammon prices, etc. I think the best first approximation is to imagine that you get a certain fixed bonus B for being in the box. Note that this means that not only will you be more willing to take bad positions; it will also affect your optimal checker play. An interesting topic for research, but given the complexities of real-life chouettes, I'm not sure that trying to quantify this issue (as opposed to simply relying on intuition and experience) will be of much practical value.

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• A Puzzle that Reall matters
  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
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    lenny -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:09 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:11 a.m.
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      MaX -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:20 a.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 1:21 p.m.
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          MaX -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:02 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:40 p.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 3:04 p.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:31 p.m.
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              Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:10 p.m.
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                Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 8:02 p.m.
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                    Joe Russell -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 11:54 p.m.
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                      Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:41 p.m.
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                  Sam Pottle -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:58 p.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
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              Ivar Røynstrand -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 6:01 p.m.
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                Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:52 p.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:39 p.m.
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            Seth -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:38 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:10 a.m.
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        jdg -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 2:22 p.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:36 a.m.
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    Joe Russell -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 8:02 a.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 1:14 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:00 p.m.
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    Ivar Røynstrand -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:49 p.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 6:47 p.m.
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    J. Dawkins -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:42 p.m.
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    Coolrey -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:09 p.m.
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      Phil simborg -- Thursday, 5 November 2009, at 12:52 a.m.
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    Bill -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 12:11 a.m.
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    Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:50 a.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 11:27 p.m.