Paul writes: Bob Koka want to know if XG will play the trap-play positions correctly. Not perfectly, but for sure XG will play them better than I would.
From what I've seen of XG's abilities, I'd say odds are that XG, in general, plays trap play positions very well, as do (I think) Gnubg and Snowie. But as for snake positions generally, I'd be interested to see, eventually, more evidence that XG plays them at least as well (that is, no worse than) its bot brethren. Also, thinking over all I can recall having seen of work done testing bots in snake positions, it seems that all or nearly all of that work was in positions versus one checker back, and almost never versus two. Versus one checker, my impression is that the three bots handle primes on the 1-6, 2-7, 3-8 and 4-9 points expertly, handle 5-10 primes (as in Paul's position) very well but with slightly but noticeably more misplay, and begin a sharp decline in ability once the prime is moved out to the 6-11 points and beyond.
Below, White has made the best play for money, according to Paul's rollout. Should Blue hit once or twice?
The score (after 0 games) is: White 0, Blue 0
Move number 8: Blue to play 56
| White | 65 |
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| Blue | 135 |
Position ID: t9cFAASw2zYEQA Match ID: QYkaAAAAAAAA | |
