Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:29:47 01/18/00
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On January 18, 2000 at 10:32:17, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On January 17, 2000 at 13:58:36, Peter McKenzie wrote: > >With just a few rounds and many strong programs then seeding is >very important. > >A single point more, or read a single weak opponent more, is very >important for the final ranking. > >Vincent > Seeding is far less critical when you have 2*log2(players) total rounds... >>LambChop will run on Lonnie's 1ghz machine. >> >>I think seeding is reasonably important, it doesn't have to be 100% right but >>something sensible should be aimed for. It has definite importance for the >>first round, where if you are in the bottom half of the seedings you will get a >>tough game first up. >> >>Many of the programs have played in computer tournaments, so we have a >>reasonable idea of their strength. Most of the other programs are active on the >>servers, so their strength can be estimated too. Obviously Ferret or Shredder >>should be to seed. Shredder is a tough one, because I believe its an old >>version competing. >> >>cheers, >>Peter
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