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Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 10:28 p.m.

In Response To: Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+? (Stick)

Rich: If the question here is whether you can expect stronger play from 7-ply or XGR+ on this OR ANY backgammon position, the answer is clearly 7-ply.

Stick: Really?

Unless I am misunderstanding something, yes, really. But feel free to tell me what I am not considering.

The only thing I can think of that could alter that is a pruning algorithm. If play branches are being pruned at 7-ply that are being explored by XGR+, then it is possible that XGR+ could be seeing something that 7-ply is missing.

Messages In This Thread

• Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
  Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 1:01 a.m.
  • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
    kruidenbuiltje -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 9:45 a.m.
  • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
    Neil Robins -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 10:25 a.m.
    • Is 2ply RO any good?
      mtuhtan -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 10:30 a.m.
      • Not in this type of position *NM*
        neilkaz -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 5:25 p.m.
      • Is 2ply RO any good?
        neilkaz -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 6:26 p.m.
        • Is 2ply RO any good?
          Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 6:53 p.m.
          • Is 2ply RO any good?
            Rich Munitz -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 11:12 p.m.
            • Is 2ply RO any good?
              Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 11:38 p.m.
            • Is 2ply RO any good?
              Maik Stiebler -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 12:37 p.m.
  • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
    Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 10:32 a.m.
    • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 4:13 p.m.
      • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
        Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 4:18 p.m.
        • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
          Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 10:35 p.m.
          • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
            Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 10:40 p.m.
      • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
        Jason Lee -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 2:09 p.m.
  • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
    Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 9:48 p.m.
    • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
      Stick -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 9:56 p.m.
      • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 10:28 p.m.
        • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
          Stick -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 10:40 p.m.
          • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
            mtuhtan -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 11:00 p.m.
            • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
              Stick -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 11:06 p.m.
            • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
              Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 11:27 p.m.
          • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 11:20 p.m.
            • Containment: Might 7-ply outperform XGR+?
              Jason Lee -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 12:30 a.m.
            • N-ply Algorithm
              eXtreme Gammon -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 1:37 a.m.
              • N-ply Algorithm
                Jason Lee -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 2:01 a.m.
                • N-ply Algorithm
                  Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 5:32 a.m.
                  • N-ply Algorithm
                    Stick -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 8:38 a.m.
                    • N-ply Algorithm
                      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 12:15 p.m.
              • N-ply Algorithm
                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 3:08 a.m.
                • Correct *NM*
                  eXtreme Gammon -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 3:22 a.m.
                  • Really?
                    Maik Stiebler -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 8:03 a.m.
                    • Really?
                      eXtreme Gammon -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 2:17 p.m.