by George 'Ras' Rasmussen ACC Life Master 2-stars
Thanks so much for the special edition of your program. Am really enjoying it very much. Have had a very exciting series of games over past few weeks. Many real cliff hangers (one or two point finishes) have been noted.
In the first 65 games played in this series, HAL won 44 to my 21. Ouch! Never have I been thumped so soundly for so long. Well guess what? At 130 games RAS has won 66 and HAL has 64. During the past 65 games HAL has won a meager 20 games to my 45!
Have found very few things to report to you. Most of the questionable plays can be justified as relative to board position, pegging needs, or retention of cards which reflect potential score in pegging and crib count. Now that have taken the upper hand on wins, will watch for these closer.
You have come a long way with your program over the past years and should be commended for your concern for a quality program.
Your program is a challenge to players of all levels of ability.
It is the
only one which offers a player of superior ability an opportunity to improve their game
if compared to those opportunities in live play. No human that I've met plays at
this level of competence.
Mar 15
Since you delivered "CRIBBAGE explorer - HALSCRIB" special edition to me in Feb 2006 at Reno, here are
the results.
It's amazing to say the least.
HAL |
RAS |
|
|---|---|---|
PEGGING | ||
Dealer |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Non-Dealer |
2.0 |
2.1 |
HANDS | ||
Dealer |
8.4 |
8.2 |
Non-Dealer |
7.8 |
8.0 |
CRIBS |
4.6 |
4.7 |
HAL has won 136 games as dealer and 91 games as non-dealer - 50%.
RAS has won 136 games as dealer and 91 games as non-dealer - 50%.
HAL has scored 4 of 227 wins by skunk - 1.76%. (ONE OF 56.75 WINS)
RAS has scored 7 of 227 wins by skunk - 3.08%. (ONE OF 32.42 WINS)
My earlier complaints of winning too many games by skunk seem to have been remedied. Had been winning one of 8 or nine by skunks in earlier versions. Believe present level is very low and will level out some after 1,000 samples recorded.
Average game won by HAL includes 9.207 deals.
Average game won by RAS includes 9.132 deals.
Ras is a highly-respected cribbage statistician and contributing panel member of Michael Schell's Cribbage Forum Ask the Experts website page.
Be sure to also read George's Playing Tips on the ACC website!
E-mail me if you have any comments, questions, or news. They are welcome.