Réf. : [Bug-gnubg] Randomizing GNU-bg's first mo ve.

[Massimiliano . Maini]

>One quirk about improving your backgammon by playing against bots is that it
>will always play the same opening move at a given setting.
>
>E.g. for money att 2-ply, GNU-bg will always play 21 opening 13/11 24/23 etc
>etc.
>
>The alternative of 13/11 6/5 is likely equally as strong but leads to
>different types of games.
>
>All this leads me to wonder if an option to randomize GNU-bg's opening move
>might be an interesting option.
>
>My ideas was to select a threshold EMG or MWC within which GNU-bg could
>randomly select a different opening play. To take it further one could select
more
>than just the opening play.
>
>Anyone else apart from me find this useful?

I do (do do, da da da).
As a minor detail (maybe annoying to implement), analyzing GNU when his 1st
move has been "randomized" should take the fact into account (maybe do the
same reasoning and not counting the eventual equity difference from top
ranked move if the difference is below ther EMG/MWC threshold of the "1st
move randomizer").

MaX.