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tize
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Bait and Tackle
« on: Apr 21st, 2009, 10:19am » |
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In game 103474 you can see marwin accept the camel as a bait, is that the right thing to do? I mean should you always decline the bait or is a camel compensation enough?
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Fritzlein
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Re: Bait and Tackle
« Reply #1 on: Apr 21st, 2009, 10:46am » |
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I'm not the most experienced with bait and tackle, but my gut reaction is that a camel sacrifice for a blockade should accepted in nearly every circumstance. Rather than teaching marwin to try to avoid taking poisoned camels, you should teach it to try to break blockades.
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Re: Bait and Tackle
« Reply #2 on: Apr 21st, 2009, 6:35pm » |
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For bait and tackle, if they offer a horse take it, if they offer a dog decline.
Once the horse is taken, only advance your pieces to free the elephant, do not advance rabbits.
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Re: Bait and Tackle
« Reply #3 on: Apr 22nd, 2009, 12:24pm » |
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A blockade is very hard to maintain if the bot fights it with every move. It's almost impossible if you're missing a camel or even a horse.
Be positive... teach your bot to break the blockade...
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tize
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Re: Bait and Tackle
« Reply #4 on: Apr 25th, 2009, 12:24am » |
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I wasn't sure about the camel but you guys think that I should let him take the horse as well. I will leave him as he is for now then (taking camels and declining horses) and try to teach him to break a blockade, then maybe allow him to take horses as well.
Thanks for your oppinion!
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