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EdTrice: i believe there is some high prize offered for anyone finding a way to create better random numbers on a computer .. random number generators are very important in many fields of applied computer science
(i dont know if the same prize is offered as which is offered for a new record high prime number though :))
Just as a side note to all, there is a great deal of published papers on randomness in the artificial intelligence community. Believe it or not, if a chess program is capable of generating "better randomness", they get better use out of their hash tables, which helps to reduce the size of the game tree searched, which can help it get to a deeper search depth in the same amount of time!
I experiemented with different random number generation routines, and, sure enough, in the grand scheme of things, some code produces "better randomness" than others.
But please take a look at the huge number of active gammon games shown on the statistics page. With so many games in play, the odds are, evenly unlikely rolls are going to happen.
As one Quantum Physicist said: "If you wait long enough, everything will happen."
Fencer: I am not trying to pick a fight here I just wanted to know how the dice worked on here because it is not mentioned in the FAQ section. I didn't know this subject had been brought up before and you had already been over it. Also wanted to let you know what was said. I see NOW they were just joking around by the post from them below. I hope there are no hard feelings. You got a very good site here. Keep up the good work.
Rose: You are exactly right! :)
There are about a million people in the world that are familiar with this language. There are existing thousands of books, e.g.
So I think, there may be a few Esperanto friends on this site, too, that would be happy to be able to use their favourite language here.
estanto: Having no clue what Esperanto was I looked it up. Is this what Esperanto is: "An artificial international language with a vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages and a regularized system of inflection."
I am currently translating BrainKing into Esperanto.
About 70% of the task is already done. It will be available to the public in a few weeks, I think.
Is there anybody interested in helping me to finish this task or to review the already translated texts?
Ĉu iu povas helpi?
Fencer: I didn't complain about unfair dice, i just said that it's too normal and that the period of the expected distribution of the 21 rolls is too short..........
Subjekt: I was wondering the same thing about computer generated rolls.
I thought I was seeing a pattern, but I guess it was just my imagination. Real dice aren't influenced by board position, so I was wondering if the rolls here were being influenced in any way. I'm not complaining BTW, but I was curious about this.
Just to make it complete - dice are not prerolled (which is what I call unfair and some sites really do it) and they are absolutely random. And any event which is not impossible (i.e. rolling a double ten times in a row, for example) can happen and it's NOT a bug.
Please don't raise any new complaints about "unfair" dice. It's pointless and useless. I am tired of explaining it again and again. Who doesn't like it, can play elsewhere.
Zmenené užívateľom Chessmaster1000 (20. mája 2005, 17:40:54)
Bry: I understand it is completely random. The bad thing is that it's too random. Almost never things get wild (to have a 66, 2 consecutive times and then 2 44). The expected distribution of all 21 rolls has a very short period.
I mean if you take, even 6·36 = 216 rolls, then the odds for each of the 21 possible rolls, will be almost the same with the theoretical. I would prefer a large value of 200·36 = 7200 rolls, to be each different roll near on the theoretical value..........
Backgammonfan28, Sorry you are feeling that way. I actually looked at your game (quickly). You opponent only has two more doubles than you. However, I know how you feel. I sometimes feel that way myself. Very frustrating.
Computers , as a rule, do not do random numbers very well. Generally it is pseudo-random. Usually keyed of of some "Random Seed" and the CPU's real-time clock. At one point I was so frustrated with my rolls that I created a program to keep track of my rolls. I felt I got the dredded 1,2 too often. To my suprise I found that the dice were quite random. Especially for a computer. I think Fencer did a good job with this.
Backgammonfan28: I have noticed lately that in my opinion, it seems the dice favor the lower rated player And did you ever noticed that when you're stuck in traffic the other lane is always moving faster? ;)
It's called selective memory... and it's a fact of life I'm not attacking what you said or anything...
Backgammonfan28: I understand it is completely random. The die are generated the first time you click into the game when it is your turn - as if you were throwing the die in real life. There is no favouritism or rigged dice. It's pure chance - and sounds like a lot of luck for your opponent.
Hello. I am playing a backgammon race game with Marfitalu, I lost my temper with them because of the number of doubles they were rolling and they told me they ask Fencer for better dice rolls. If this is true I don't think it is fair. This is game id number 820735. I posted a reply like this on the report a bug section of the site so Fencer could become aware of what this player claims and so he can tell his side of it. I have noticed lately that in my opinion, it seems the dice favor the lower rated player. I looked on the FAQ page to see if I could find any explination of how the dice are set up here to work but couldn't find any. Some sites pre roll the dice every day, does anyone know how the dice work on here?
Eriisa: Tupper Ware is a product that you pay four prices for, and is not for guys. When you throw it away because you don't want to wash it, your sweetie can really get upset. Tupper Ware causes marital problems.
ScarletRose:Your picture shows your one nice looking lady,and your postings shows your quite smart,i thank you for when i had the hacking problems for your support.AL
Zmenené užívateľom ScarletRose (20. mája 2005, 03:35:24)
Mega intelligent.. actually I am in his fellowships.. I often review everything posted.. cause it does tickle my senses and helps stimulate my passion for conversation with a knowledgable being.. the ads don't bother me.. and not because I have a friendship with him.. but, because on the content.. it isn't like he is selling tupperware on a gamesite..
Anyway.. Bumble.. not to rowwy about the swip.. it happens to the best of us.. *Giggle*
ScarletRose: Sorry, Scarlet. It must have been a 'Fuddian slip' My computer has 'R' and 'W' on the same keyboard. Now that's just asking for twouble in my book.
bumble ScarletRose: I would use the hide feature, except that it hides everything that a person posts, not just those things that I find objectionable. I generally disagree or don't like a lot of things that the one that can't name me posts, but on occasion he will post something of interest to me or even have something intelligent and pertinent to the current topic of discussion. The one the can't name me is a fairly smart guy, whether or not I like his way of doing things or how he treats me and others is only part of it. I suffer though everyone's posts including his, just on the chance, no matter how small, that I might learn something from them. That is why I said nothing through all the advertising he has posted. I believe an occasional post could slide by and not be too bothersome, but to continually harp on it amounts to advertising commercially and is not fair to readers of these posts that have opted out. I'm glad that the situation was brought to a moderator's attention and action was taken to put a check on it. As I said, I kept quiet about it and thought it was just me partly blaming my hard feelings concerning the one that won't name me. I didn't realize that others on this site had a problem with it as I've never seen it posted anywhere. Perhaps they've talked about it in private messages or in a fellowship. I might be out of the loop, but I still observe the goings on in the discussion boards that I do read.
Walter Montego: The serious people here know Trice so let him spread his "news".
Since the top moderator says that advertising is allowed you can start advertising tomatoes in "gardening" now!! I'll post an ad for my golf clubs in "World of sports"
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