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Subject: Re: Diep and Falcon #2 and 3

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:51:02 05/04/04

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On May 04, 2004 at 10:10:18, Albert Silver wrote:

>
>>>>But i predict crafty will not end in the top 10, even when just 12 participants
>>>>might be there.
>>>
>>>
>>>OK.  Show up on ICC for a match DIEP-crafty.  If you beat crafty, then maybe you
>>>finish in the top 10 at ECCC.
>>>
>>
>>won't happen. The power of the mouth far exceeds the power of the program.
>>
>>public results would contradict verbal promises.  Then there would be no fun...
>
>Nonsense. It would first start with statements that the book was recently redone
>and is entirely experimental so no guarantees are made. Plus Diep was recently
>modified and is in testing phase with so many bugs that it is possible it will
>play moves that aren't the best. The first thing to do is to establish as many
>pre-play excuses as possible in case the unthinkably probable result were to
>happen.
>
>                                           Albert


I prefer my favorite excuse:  "I just got beat, wait until next time."

:)



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