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Article #13121Re: Does Backgammon Cheat? (was RE: Does Reversi Cheat?)
From: Christopher Landers
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 20:28
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 20:28
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In article <1991Jun25.152329.1720@raven.alaska.edu> angab@acad2.alaska.edu writes: > >If you mean the backgammon game from cica, I'd say yes, it does cheat. It >rolls doubles 4 to 6 times more often than I do. Others who have the game >say the same thing. I've found this to be true with many human v. computer games involving dice rolls. Perhaps its user perception, perhaps devious programming, perhaps a common algorthim published in IEEE years ago.... Metaphysically: Can a computer cheat? Philosophacally: Why write a game program that cheats? (unless you're watching a sucker play) -- <================================><===============================> || Christopher Landers || PURDUE UNIVERSITY - KRAN 708 || || Krannert Computing Center || West Lafayette, IN 47907 || <=================== landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu ================>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!vulcan.mgmt.purdue.edu!landers From: landers@vulcan.mgmt.purdue.edu (Christopher Landers) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Does Backgammon Cheat? (was RE: Does Reversi Cheat?) Message-ID: <1991Jun25.202849.22686@vulcan.mgmt.purdue.edu> Date: 25 Jun 91 20:28:49 GMT References: <1991Jun25.152329.1720@raven.alaska.edu> Organization: Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University Lines: 20