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26. Ottobre 2007, 09:38:33
Thad 
Argomento: Tournament page
Why doesn't a tournament show the score of the match instead of a useless dash?

19. Ottobre 2007, 15:46:25
nabla 
Argomento: Re: .MAT file format
wetware: Probably not deep enough :-)

DailyGammon's .MAT format is fine and works also with Nackgammon matches.

If you are willing to write such a program, what about doing it in Java so that Fencer can integrate it to BK ?

19. Ottobre 2007, 15:36:21
wetware 
Argomento: Re: .MAT file format

nabla: Ah, so it is!  I'd searched for an existing bug report, but obviously not well enough.


Have just started playing at DailyGammon (as "wetware" there, and also at NetGammon).  Will check their multi-game .MAT output shortly, though I presume it's correct.  Since I now play enough bg matches here that are worth analyzing afterward, I might try creating a small Windows executable to auto-reformat BK's .MAT output (no matter how long a match), to make it compliant.


19. Ottobre 2007, 10:27:20
nabla 
Argomento: Re: .MAT file format
wetware: You are right, this is BK bug #1181, that I posted back in March :-(

19. Ottobre 2007, 05:20:48
wetware 
Argomento: .MAT file format
Modificato da wetware (19. Ottobre 2007, 05:23:10)

Has anyone here seen strange results when exporting .MAT files from multi-game BrainKing matches, and then importing those files into gnubg?  I don't think gnubg is reading them properly.  The program can follow the individual game move sequences, and allow navigation from game to game, but the running match scores are seriously messed up.  (For example, it appears that a player can actually lose points from game to game!)  I think it's also not always correct about which player is which.



I'm very skeptical about overall match analyses as a result, because I don't think gnubg is consistently evaluating the same person's play throughout a match!



Anyway, would love to hear your experiences.  I'm fairly new to gnubg and the .MAT file format.


18. Ottobre 2007, 01:39:44
Czuch 
Argomento: Re:
coan.net: Its okay, no apology necessary

Just try to be more distinct as to when you are posting as a moderator compared to other posts

18. Ottobre 2007, 01:35:47
coan.net 
Argomento: Re:
Czuch: I've already told the bunny sorry twice, I will now say sorry to you also for whatever bad thing that I have done to you with my couple of posts.

18. Ottobre 2007, 01:18:58
alanback 
Argomento: Re:
Czuch:  I agree, only I should be allowed to be condescending, sarcastic, and modestly annoying.

18. Ottobre 2007, 00:54:45
Czuch 
Argomento: Re:
coan.net: The discussion has been moving close to being an argument which is not wanted here. Thank you.


As a moderator that was all we expect.....

The condescending, sarcastic, and mostly annoying rhetoric lead us to believe that you werent acting as a moderator, but just plain ol BBW

18. Ottobre 2007, 00:43:33
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
rod03801: I think I remember hearing the same idea about video poker and one arm bandits in casinos too.

That the exact time that you push the button or pull the lever determines what the outcome will be.

17. Ottobre 2007, 23:06:17
grenv 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad: I suspect sitting in a bar drinking beer would be a slightly higher priority. It would be for me.

17. Ottobre 2007, 21:40:48
Thad 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
grenv: Ok, but how hard can it be? And what other changes are being made that keeps Fencer from doing this one?

17. Ottobre 2007, 21:10:06
grenv 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad: exactly. Everyone needs to prioritize their work. This seems like something that is a low priority since it doesn't actually affect the game in any meaningful way.

17. Ottobre 2007, 20:31:25
Thad 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
rod03801: I've read that too. In fact, I used that method in some programs back in my coding days.

Another vote for revealing the rolled dice. Do we really have any for not revealing them (other than folks who think Fencer shouldn't implement it because he should use that time to work on something else instead)?

17. Ottobre 2007, 20:02:04
rod03801 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad: I don't remember which website it was, (Could have been here, could have been one of the others I play at), but I think one way they make them "random" is by determining the roll by the exact fraction of a second that the player clicks on the game to play it, thus somehow determining the roll. (Which I guess, technically, isn't random at all)

Or maybe I dreamt it.. LOL ...

As has been discussed before, I think most people only "remember" those times that they don't seem very random.

There are times that I, too, would like to see what my opponent's roll is going to be.. (Though, honestly, I don't care that much) I think it is because on a turn based site, it can be SO long before you see the game again, that it's nice to see what your opponent may do with his/her next move, and make a judgment on the move you just made. (Whereas if you have to wait until it gets back to you, your own move isn't very "fresh" in your mind)

17. Ottobre 2007, 19:50:21
coan.net 
Argomento: Re:
playBunny: Some people want it - some people don't. (and some don't care either way) - is there another point of discussion? But whatever, lets keep "discussing it".

Again, sorry if you took it as a "shut up" type of post.

17. Ottobre 2007, 19:48:26
Thad 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch: I highly doubt that the dice are unfair. To make them so would require a lot of code. Plus Fencer probably has better ways to repercuss those he does not favor!

However, I would surmise that the dice are not random! After all, it's pretty hard to get a computer, which is designed to do the same thing exactly the same way every single time, to do something repeatedly and get a different result.

But I would guess that they are pretty close. ;-)

I'm sure they are close enough that it would take some serious statistical analysis to prove otherwise.

And even if there is an advantage or disadvantage to the dice, either players is probably just as likely to receive whatever benefit there is, so I believe the game here is fair.

17. Ottobre 2007, 19:14:16
alanback 
Argomento: Re:
playBunny:  I think we're not supposed to wake the sleeping webmaster ;-)

17. Ottobre 2007, 18:49:50
playBunny 
Argomento: Re:
coan.net: (But as a side note - since my post, no new points in the discussion has come up - just the same ones... wow, who could have predicted that.)

A discussion trailing off isn't necessarily vindication of a "why don't you shut up?" post, it's quite possibly a sign that you piped up redundantly. So who could have predicted it? Anybody.

I'm sorry that you think this is argument rather than discussion. This is the liveliest that this board has been for a long time. Perhaps a sleeping board is preferred?

17. Ottobre 2007, 15:49:02
coan.net 
Argomento: Re:
playBunny: The reason I posted that was that the conversation was moving away from a discussion and into an argument - with all points in the subject already covered. Sorry if I did not make myself clear in what I said and possible offended you or something.

(But as a side note - since my post, no new points in the discussion has come up - just the same ones... wow, who could have predicted that.)

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Anyway, as a Moderator of this board - PLEASE keep this board as a place to discuss issues. The discussion has been moving close to being an argument which is not wanted here. Thank you.

17. Ottobre 2007, 05:08:45
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch: Well, all I have to say about that is insert what I don't have to say.

17. Ottobre 2007, 05:07:29
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
playBunny: In auto pass games I know that my opponent has rolled something that lets him back in from the bar, but since I am not shown what the roll is, i wonder if maybe the program has determined that he will get back in but doesnt determine which, of a combo of possible rolls that let him back in, roll to give him.

i know, you dont have to say anything, but i just wish, since the roll is already determined, that it was also displayed

17. Ottobre 2007, 05:06:41
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the dice!
alanback: Yes, it's a word game. You made a statement about postponement of gratification, ie. that it was applicable to this dice situation, and I asked a question about why it is applicable. You've done everything except answer that question, talking instead about ego and Spirit. That strikes me as playing word games.

17. Ottobre 2007, 04:58:35
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch: Only better because we would not have any wonder if the dice rolling is completely random and fair,

How does knowing what the dice are sooner than later inform you about their fairness or crookedness?

17. Ottobre 2007, 04:58:23
Czuch 
Argomento: Re:
playBunny: Ditto

17. Ottobre 2007, 04:56:33
playBunny 
Argomento: Re:
Modificato da playBunny (17. Ottobre 2007, 04:59:12)
coan.net: Is there anything else we need to say about this?

Speak for yourself. Do you need to say anything? If not then be silent. As for other's needs to say anything? You either have a need to know ASAP whether they do or not - or you are telling others that you have a need for them not to say what they have to say.

17. Ottobre 2007, 03:16:41
coan.net 
Why is people arguing about this?

People have different opinions. But the one that counts on this issue is Fencer - and if anyone can get Fencer to work on this feature rather then on the site and/or games - well good luck.

Otherwise, I think it is safe to say that many would like it - some don't care, and probable a few don't want it. Is there anything else we need to say about this?

17. Ottobre 2007, 03:12:51
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: It just makes sense to me, that if the dice are already rolled, then they should be shown, or they should be rolled only when the player goes to the game.

Now i have made myself wonder.... if a player goes to a game and doesnt move and then i go look, are the dice shown or hidden?

17. Ottobre 2007, 03:08:31
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch:  Jeez, so now Fencer is responsible for your mental health too?

17. Ottobre 2007, 03:01:19
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: Maybe so, but my paranoia could be eliminated if after the dice are rolled , they are also shown!

17. Ottobre 2007, 02:56:39
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch: Now that's just paranoia!

17. Ottobre 2007, 02:54:39
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad: Only better because we would not have any wonder if the dice rolling is completely random and fair, I dont think its not, but it makes me wonder when the dice are rolled but not shown.

17. Ottobre 2007, 02:34:54
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad:  Neither better no worse, for me.  If most people think it would be better with the dice revealed, as a matter of customer service they should be revealed.

17. Ottobre 2007, 01:37:58
Thad 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: So you actually think BK's current implementation is better than it would be if the dice were revealed as soon as possible?

17. Ottobre 2007, 00:34:01
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the dice!
Modificato da alanback (17. Ottobre 2007, 00:38:11)
playBunny:  Hardly a word game; the unfortunate thing is that I am trying to express in words that which is only knowable by direct experience.  Certainly the need for gratification exists in the universe we experience on an everyday level, but it does not exist in Spirit.  My point was that gratification and the need for it are experienced only because of the illusion of separation from All That Is.  Off topic, I suppose.

My original crack about postponing gratification was meant just to call people's attention to what was going on in their own heads.

17. Ottobre 2007, 00:29:16
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Thad:  I suppose the only thing to say is that there is more than one opinion as to whether the game would be "more fun".

16. Ottobre 2007, 23:50:04
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the dice!
alanback: You're just playing word games, Alan.

IMHO it's a silly thing to be concerned about, but if most people want it, it should be implemented. ...... Just more evidence of our inability to postpone gratification :-)

You introduced the ideas of gratification and postponement of gratification. It was your given!

16. Ottobre 2007, 23:45:49
Thad 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: Why is this such a big deal. We are here for one thing... fun. The game would be better if the dice were shown straight away when they can be because that would be... more fun! So do it already. What more is there to say?

16. Ottobre 2007, 22:37:48
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
playBunny:  The need for gratification is not a given, it is a creation of the egoic mind and ceases when understood as such.

16. Ottobre 2007, 15:00:11
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Czuch: No, I tend to state a position and ask questions as accurately as possible and that way round is not what Alan was suggesting.

16. Ottobre 2007, 14:11:32
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
playBunny: Dont you mean the harms of postponement vs the benefits of immediate gratification?

I believe that is more the point here?

16. Ottobre 2007, 11:38:07
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: Hmmm, I wasn't querying whether there was a need for gratification - it's a given. My query is about its postponement in this instance, namely the benefits of postponement versus the harms of immediate gratification.

16. Ottobre 2007, 02:04:16
Czuch 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
Modificato da Czuch (16. Ottobre 2007, 02:04:59)
alanback: There is obviously not any real need to see the dice, rather a desire to see them, except where there is a concern that the dice are less than random, and seeing is believing.

Showing the dice just takes away any concerns, whether founded or not.

16. Ottobre 2007, 01:54:47
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
playBunny:  Ah, but the desirability of seeing the dice -- and the felt need for a change in the current system -- arises only from the need for immediate gratification.  Gratification implies a need that is to be gratified.  If the need did not exist, the issue would not arise.
No question of justification was involved, merely an observation. 

15. Ottobre 2007, 23:14:56
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback: Just more evidence of our inability to postpone gratification :-)

Isn't postponement of gratification best done when there's reason to; some benefit from delaying? I'm not sure what that benefit would be in this instance, nor what harm comes from knowing what the dice are when you leave the table.

15. Ottobre 2007, 20:42:20
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
alanback:  Of course, on Dailygammon it's even better, because you get to see your opponent's moves before they are made.

15. Ottobre 2007, 20:41:36
alanback 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
playBunny:  IMHO it's a silly thing to be concerned about, but if most people want it, it should be implemented.

Just more evidence of our inability to postpone gratification :-)

15. Ottobre 2007, 15:50:44
playBunny 
Argomento: Re: Show me the money. Er, I mean show me the dice!
It's obvious to anyone who has played at GoldToken or Dailygammon and been glad that they can leave the board knowing the dice that have been rolled that it's a Very Good Thing.

15. Ottobre 2007, 15:05:36
Czuch 
Anything else is just dumb.

...waiting patiently for playBunnies response to this

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