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Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 7:10 p.m.

In Response To: Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG? (eXtreme Gammon)

I find the absolute luck value to be somewhat meaningless. It is a little like looking at a number that tells you the sum of all your errors without telling you whether you made that total of mistakes over 10 moves or 1000. Why would anyone bother with such a number when they can look at PR? I find the luck statistic much more meaningful when it is displayed as a per-move average like PR. It also helps put the luck in real terms. If my per-move luck is -0.02 then I know it is as if instead of playing perfectly, I made a 0.02 error on every play, while my opponent managed the opposite.

Messages In This Thread

• Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?
  mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 4:44 p.m.
  • Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?
    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 5:30 p.m.
    • Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 8:57 p.m.
  • Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?
    eXtreme Gammon -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 5:52 p.m.
    • Your maximum (un)luck, measured by XG?
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at 7:10 p.m.