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diff --git a/games/gnubg/README b/games/gnubg/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b377c6c56 --- /dev/null +++ b/games/gnubg/README @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +GNU Backgammon (gnubg) is for playing and analysing backgammon positions, +games and matches. It's based on a neural network. In the past twelve months +it has made enormous progress. It currently plays at about the level of a +championship flight tournament player. Depending on its parameters and its +luck in recent games, it rates from around 1900 to 2000 on FIBS, the First +Internet Backgammon Server -- at its strongest, it ranks in the top 5 of over +6000 rated players there) and is gradually improving; it should be somewhat +stronger than this when released. Since almost all of the CPU time required +during supervised training is spent performing rollouts, and rollouts can +easily be performed in parallel, it is hoped that users will be able to pool +rollout results and collectively train it to a level stronger than any +individual could obtain. + +You can also compete against recent versions of gnubg on FIBS; it plays +there under the names gnu, mgnutest, mpgnu, mgnu_advanced, mgnu_expert, +mgnu_WClass, ParlorBot and mgnu_zp. + +GNU Backgammon also playes on GamesGrid. A version of GNU Backgammon with no +lookahead, 0-ply, plays with the nickname GGraccoon. GGraccoon is a very +popular opponent among the members at GamesGrid. GGraccoon usually rates +about 1900. + +You may play GNU Backgammon using the command line or a graphical interface +(based on GTK+). |