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(Message started by: Ail on Feb 19^th, 2014, 6:08pm)

Title: Is mankind in trouble?
Post by Ail on Feb 19^th, 2014, 6:08pm

syed 2529
bot_sharp 2524
Fritzlein 2495
chessandgo 2433
Adanac 2360
browni3141 2354

Sharp is in 2nd place with only 5 ELO below the first human.
That does certainly not look like a comfortable advantage.

So is mankind in danger to lose Arimaa to the machines aswell?

Title: Re: Is mankind in trouble?
Post by browni3141 on Feb 19^th, 2014, 7:14pm

The gameroom ratings are highly volatile, and also easy to manipulate.
Sharp's rating is high due to volatility (It won several games when it had a high RU), and syed's is high due to manipulating his rating by repeatedly defeating weaker bots.

In reality, sharp is probably several hundred points behind the top player at a 2min/move time control.

I do not expect the chosen Challenge defenders to have difficulty this year. Rather, I expect that the two "elite" defenders win their first two games, and win their third at a handicap if they are adventurous enough to try.

Title: Re: Is mankind in trouble?
Post by Arimabuff on Feb 20^th, 2014, 10:06am

The bots have never been anywhere close to winning the Arimaa challenge. So I would have to say no.

Title: Re: Is mankind in trouble?
Post by Ail on Feb 20^th, 2014, 12:44pm

Ok, I guess that's a relief then. ^^