Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!qubix!lab From: lab@qubix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: Computer Backgammon Message-ID: <387@qubix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 11:31:28 EDT Article-I.D.: qubix.387 Posted: Mon Jul 18 11:31:28 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 19:59:32 EDT References: <3119@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, Saratoga, CA Lines: 8 I hardly consider a one-inning baseball game a decent analogy to a backgammon match, particularly a match decided 7-1. One VERY interesting aspect about the program is the move it made from the position indicated on the cover of Scientific American wherein the article was contained. The move surprised the experts, but they unanimously concluded that it was indeed best - but not one of them would have thought of playing it! +3 for the machine. (I wouldn't put money on the rematch.)