Author: blass uri
Date: 13:11:21 04/23/99
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On April 23, 1999 at 14:45:04, James T. Walker wrote: >On April 23, 1999 at 04:21:17, blass uri wrote: > >> >>On April 23, 1999 at 03:41:39, Harald Faber wrote: >> >>>On April 23, 1999 at 01:53:33, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>>Did you try to organize a tournament when computers are allowed to play and the >>>>prizes for humans are the same? >>>> >>>>I believe that proffesional players will play in this tournament. >>>>I believe that they most of them are interested in making money and not in >>>>avoiding to play against computers >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Maybe, but it is easier for them to make money when not playing computers... >> >>I assumed that the prizes for humans are the same(It mean that even if computers >>win all games then the humans will get the same money ). >> >>Uri > >Yes Uri, but even though computers pay an entry fee and are not allowed to share >in the prize money they affect who wins the money ! Some people do not want to >play a computer if $2000 is riding on the game. It still affects their >score/final standing in the tournament. Which means computers have an effect on >who gets the money even if the computers don't. It still comes down to money. >Many players when they have a choice of tournaments will avoid the tournaments >with computers. >Jim Walker Players that think that it affect their final standing in a positive way will prefer to play in tournaments that computers are allowed to play and not in tournaments that computers are not allowed to play. Uri
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