Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 21:31:44 09/17/98
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I play a lot on ICC and I like the fact that there are always crafty clones
available to play. I would not like to see them limited. Hopefully as a paying
customer my view will have some weight with the ICC powers that be.
In this regard I would like to thank the operator of MrsLovett, against
which I have played hundreds of games, for allowing lower ranked players like
myself to play. I also should thank Bruce Moreland for allowing unrated games
against Ferret.
Regarding unrated games, it is said that the highest ranked humans on ICC
never play rated games against computers. Perhaps this is due in part to fear
of damaging their ratings. Allowing unrated games might entice some of these
players. Perhaps part of the reason Crafty is seeing fewer games against strong
humans is that the strong humans have learned that playing crafty damages their
rating.
Regarding playing weaker opponents, while it is obviously true that such
players are less likely to beat strong programs such as crafty, I expect losses
to such players are likely to be more instructive than losses to stronger
opponents as they are more likely to be due to really poor computer play.
As for the authors of other programs instead of complaining about crafty
clones why not match your program against them. Also a weak program like
amateur will naturally be of less interest to the strongest players. Btw why
not allow amateur to play bullet games if you want more games?
James B. Shearer
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