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Why do we minimise epc ?

Posted By: Ray Kershaw
Date: Saturday, 27 March 2010, at 3:33 a.m.

In Response To: Why do we minimise epc ? (Jason Lee)

Timothy: Thanks. That is the answer: Our objective is to maximize EXPECTED win and that is generally secured by minimizing AVERAGE number of rolls.

Jason: There are many end game exceptions. An example is the play of 21 with one checker on each of 6, 5, 4 and 3 points. 3/off has epc of 20.31 but 6/4, 5/4 (securing a last roll win with 44) has epc of 22.12.

I think in the UK both minimise and minimize are used but I'll try to use American English in future.

Messages In This Thread

• Why do we minimise epc ?
  Ray Kershaw -- Friday, 26 March 2010, at 10:12 p.m.
  • Why do we minimise epc ?
    Timothy Chow -- Friday, 26 March 2010, at 10:26 p.m.
    • Why do we minimise epc ?
      Jason Lee -- Friday, 26 March 2010, at 10:46 p.m.
      • Why do we minimise epc ?
        Ray Kershaw -- Saturday, 27 March 2010, at 3:33 a.m.
    • Why do we minimise epc ?
      Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 27 March 2010, at 11:58 a.m.
  • Why do we minimise epc ?
    Jason Lee -- Friday, 26 March 2010, at 10:49 p.m.
  • Why do we minimise epc ?
    Seth -- Friday, 26 March 2010, at 11:31 p.m.