Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 22:20:22 01/20/00
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On January 20, 2000 at 15:26:54, Amir Ban wrote: >On January 20, 2000 at 13:12:08, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On January 20, 2000 at 05:01:21, Amir Ban wrote: >> >>>On January 19, 2000 at 21:22:29, Christophe Theron wrote: >>> >>>>On January 19, 2000 at 17:23:13, Amir Ban wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>The easiest defense against learners is to put a random element in your search >>>>>engine. If you think about it, that's not very different from what a wide book >>>>>would do for you. >>>> >>>> >>>>You are right, I should seriously think about that. >>>> >>>>It might be a quick solution to this problem. >>>> >>>>Does Junior use this? >>>> >>> >>>Yes. There's a 'random play' option in the Junior engine parameters. By default >>>it's off. Turning it on introduces minor variation which is usually sufficient >>>not to repeat an entire losing but unforced line. >>> >>>Amir >> >> >>Why isn't it ON by default? >> >> >> Christophe > >Because it has book learning and that's the best solution against another >learner. I thought this would be a useful option for someone playing a line >against the program and not interested in getting the same game over and over >again. > >Amir OK, I understand. Thanks for answering. Christophe
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