Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:09:55 09/21/98
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On September 21, 1998 at 02:15:21, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On September 21, 1998 at 02:12:06, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On September 20, 1998 at 18:52:03, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>> >>>On September 20, 1998 at 17:57:30, John Coffey wrote: >>> >>>>More importantly: Null-move is a new concept to me. What is the idea >>>>behind it? >>> >>>It is a domain-independent forward-pruning technique. >> >>That's what I said during my B.Sc. project defense, but Tony Marsland called me >>on it. :-) He pointed out that it isn't domain-independent because even within >>the context of two-player zero-sum games, it's possible that the rules of the >>game could allow a "pass". Scrabble would be an example of this (change zero >>tiles). >> >>Dave Gomboc > >It occurs to me now that perhaps that is not the best example. I am too tired >to think of a good one. I'll bet you can do better. :) > >Dave Gomboc Othello is one. You can't pass when you want, but you can pass if you have no legal moves, without any penalty other than losing the opportunity to move that turn.
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