Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 20:38:44 05/06/99
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On May 06, 1999 at 20:38:32, Peter Kappler wrote: >>>3) Anti-computer specialists. This is really just a special case of #2. These >>>people play a very slow, quiet game that is difficult for computers, or they >>>search for holes in the opening books of automated computer accounts and exploit >>>them. My program, Grok, has recently suffered from this... >> >>Thank these people. They are doing you a favour. Every time they bust your >>opening book and you have to fix it, that's one less hole for someone to hit you >>with in a real tournament. >> > >Well, I only partially agree. It is quite helpful the first time. When they >repeat the same line 4 or 5 times, it's annoying. I try to patch the holes as I >find them, but sometimes it's too late. Book learning is what I need, but I >have more pressing issues (bugs) to deal with at the moment. :-) > > >--Peter Yeah, or add a bit more randomness to your book, so they can't peg the same line over and over. Dave
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