RE: [Bug-gnubg] smartest program

[motiv4u]

> Behalf Of Ian Shaw
>       From:  Wojciech Zaremba
>       In your opinion which program to play backgammon is best one ??
> 

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> Gnubg and Snowie are almost equally strong players. Gnubg may 
> have a tiny advantage, according to tests carried out by 
> Michael Depreli.
> Jellyfish is an older program, and is weaker. BgBlitz is 
> another very strong player. They are all probably better than you.

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URL's:
Gnubg: www.gnubg.org (free)
        Linux and Windows. MacIntosh not fully supported.
        If Windows, look for MS Windows distributions and exes
        The 073107 0.16 Devel is really OK.
        You can use the multithread EXE if you have a multi-cpu/core

Snowie: www.bgsnowie.com ($100 student, $380 professional)
        Only Windows. A 20-day trial is available.

BgBlitz: www.bgblitz.com ($23 for the Player, $46 for the Professional
version)
        Java based for Windows and MacIntosh

BgBlitz2Go: http://www.bgblitz2go.com (A trial download is available)
        Java based and thus suitable for many cellphones

JellyFish: http://www.jellyfish-backgammon.com ($35 up to $220)
        Only Windows

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