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> I once read this newsgroup in search of an on-line backgammon game to
> play and read someone's posting about a rigged game that always seemed
> to roll the right roll, defying all odds, the game being the "motif"
> listing. And of course assuming that the posting person was not as
> good as I, I accepted the challenge and went there to play. He was
> right. It is rigged BIG TIME. Am through with it.
No. I truly doubt that Tom Keith, the programmer of
http://www.bkgm.com/motif.html
has any motivation to have Motif cheat. I have not
ever noticed anything out of the ordinary. The disasterous
and opportunistic rolls seem to occur at random for both
players. It just plays some parts of the game very well,
arranging its checkers to take best advantage of future rolls.
To win big (maximize winnings per game) against Motif, my strategy
is to get into a strong backgame and carefully let the cube go back
and forth. If you can win 2/3 of the games that way, with the cube
at 32, then that would be an average of +10 points per game. I don't
do quite that well, so I have merely +3 per game. But, that has put
me at #1 in the Motif ratings! I am confident people will surpass
that, perhaps exceeding +10 per game (average). Just remember to
be careful on your final redouble.
Warning. I hinted to Tom about Motif's weaknesses. Not sure when
or if he will plug them.
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Robert D. Johnson (rjohnson) rjohnson@cvbnet.cv.com
http://www.cv.com/
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