Re: computer-go: Engineering (was: Most simple Go rules)

[Nick Wedd <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <200106290101.VAA21178@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Don Dailey
<drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>   >   If either player passes, the arbiter calculates a score and informs
>   >   both parties.   If both parties agree, the game is over.
>
>   I am not sure how to interpret this.
>
>   If both parties agree that Black has won by 2 points, but "really" White
>   has won, then who has won?
>
>   If both parties agree that Black has won, but they disagree about the
>   winning margin, and "really" White has won, then who has won?
>
>   Nick
>   -- 
>   Nick Wedd
>
>
>Whatever both parties agree  on is who won.  The  whole idea is to let
>the computers come to an agreement, otherwise there is no point.

I see.  The parties must agree on who has won, otherwise the game goes
to arbitration.  The winning margin is only given for the interest of
the onlookers.

What incentive is there for a program to admit that it has lost?  It
must be better to say "I have won by 42 points", and hope that the
arbiter will spot something that the program had missed.

Nick
-- 
Nick Wedd