HALSCRIB development is complete. The last version, version 8.0 released on Aug 8 2008 uses statistically-driven positional discards and play. A companion program, CRIBBAGE VOX allows voice-enabled play for the physically and visually impaired.
HAL won the cut and lost a very exciting and entertaining game against ROYSCRIB.
Aug 25, 2004
HALSCRIB 6.42 won the cut, and with much the better cards won the first match against ROYSCRIB.
May 26, 2004 ROTW V HALSCRIB 6.40 (beta) won the cut, and with good cards on 3rd and 4th street combined with a 12-point crib won going away.
In the next game, the team captained by 2004 ACC/JPW Open winner, Roland Hall, won the cut and with a blockbuster 24-point hand of their own on the fifth deal caught up. Two deals later a 16-point hand and 10 pegging points iced the win for the ROTW team.
Dec 20, 2003 ROTW IV HALSCRIB 6.10 (beta) lost the cut, and almost squeaked out a win. However, the team won
In the next game, HALSCRIB won the cut and won with slightly above average cards.
Sept 24, 2003 ROTW III HALSCRIB 5.20 (beta) lost the cut, and won a hard instructive battle where both sides had below average cards.
In the next game, HALSCRIB won the cut and the ROTW played extremely well to avoid being skunked.
June 19, 2003 ROTW II HALSCRIB 5.10 lost the cut, and fought a hard instructive battle with inferior cards, to no avail.
Indicative of even worse cards, the Team won a decisive skunk in the second game.
March 7, 2003 ROTW I HALSCRIB 4.91 (beta) lost the cut, but managed to win a close and exciting game.
With 10 holes to go and the ROTW team dealing from hole 108, HALSCRIB kept 3-3-4-5.
Indicative of their bad cards that would follow, the Team lost the cut in the second game
which prematurely ended before a probable a skunk because of a massive MSN East coast server failure.
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