GNUBG cheats and its previous sure, cause he gets almost impossible roles at the beginning of the game and in very weird situations. It was very interesting, it happens really often. For an example. I get good role and then in that role i have hit out a two men of gnubg. My two men was completely alone on position 12 (position 17 of gnubg) and position 13 (position 14 of gnubg), and other my ten men was blocking gnubg Home Board except on the position 4 (position 21 if we look from the direction of gnubg). What happens? It's Gnubg 's turn. Gnubg immediately gets double 4. So it has hit mine two men on my positions . Now I was out trying to get good role to come back again in the game, but i couldn't, cause only position 2 on my Home Board was free to go. I need double 2 to get out. So GNUBG won. That happens 5 to 6 time to me in 100 games i played against GNUBG, vice verse it happens only once to gnubg (it was in same bad position I have described in this post). Analysis: GNUBG won 5 or 6  times of 100 games with only possibility 1/36 to win, it had lost the game only once when it was same bad position (it has 1/36 possibility to lose).

Possible programmers conclusion  of GNUBG: "That was not cheating, it was a luck"
Definitely mine conclusion/question: "Very nice luck. Why I am not so lucky? Hmmmmmmm" ))))))))))))))))))

P.S: I suggest that we should start to create database of BackGammon cheats . We should post moves of the whole particular game, picture snapshots of weird situations where bots has low possibility to win and at the end win cause of incredible joker and so many other things. What do you think? I think its worth while. Please make suggestions if you are interested in that.

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Do it for more than just a few and you'll see GnuBg get amazingly lucky dice from your own hands. ;O)

Hm.... if you look in other newsgroups you will find a lot of complaints that bot x, y or z is undoubtedly cheating. All this complaints have several things in common:

• the one complaining is a beginner, a casual player or a player who thinks is much better as he is in reality
• a handful examples are presented that prove this, as if life play the dice are never crazy

Why world class player don't complain? Do they have a worse understanding of the game?

On my website I offer $1000 for one who proves that BGBlitz cheats. I get complaints about the dice regulary but.... it's somehow funny.... no one ever tried to earn the "easy money"...

So as a practical advice: reduce the playing strength or use weaker software. When you win constantly give it a try again. Would I recommend this? No, not at all. Get a kick in the butt and try to understand why you are loosing. Then you will get better and have better results against no bot opponents....

ciao
Frank