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A question and a puzzle

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2010, at 2:54 p.m.

In Response To: A question and a puzzle (Tom Keith)

David: Too easy.

Maybe I gave too much of a preamble. It didn't seem easy when the question arrived in my mail.

Nack: I would have guessed that once having played the 6 (8/2) a bot or server (whatever) would make you take it back before playing 8/5/off.

It would be less confusing that way.

The reason iGammon doesn't do this is because of the programming that allows you to do innocent shuffling such changing from the 21 point to the 20 point. Basically, any single move that takes you to another legal intermediate position is allowed.

Messages In This Thread

• A question and a puzzle
  Tom Keith -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 1:34 p.m.
  • A question and a puzzle (spoiler!)
    Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 1:43 p.m.
  • A question and a puzzle
    David -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 3:30 p.m.
    • A question and a puzzle
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 3:59 p.m.
  • A question and a puzzle
    Nack Ballard -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 6:12 p.m.
  • A question and a puzzle
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 27 April 2010, at 2:54 p.m.
    • A question and a puzzle
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 30 April 2010, at 5:10 a.m.
      • A question and a puzzle
        Chase -- Friday, 30 April 2010, at 5:35 a.m.