Game #3
Open Division Final
San Mateo, California
17 November 1996
11 Point MatchKevin Mansfield (X) vs. Nick Ballard (O)
Score: 2 - 0Analysis by Steve Clark
We revisited the November 17th finals, because the participants packed more excitement per roll into their games than was easily conveyed in a single example. Where volatility happens, informative analysis ensues.
This is the second game of the Open Division finals, between Kevin Mansfield and Nick Ballard.
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The game was recorded on tape by Richard McIntosh and transcribed by Steve Clark.
Rollouts were made by Richard McIntosh, using JellyFish Analyzer 2.02. Rollout results show equities for the player on move. Candidate plays were better than or within 0.100 equity of the actual plays, evaluated at level 7.
Parameter values for rollouts on moves were:
- level 5
- 7776 games (36x216)
- horizon 7
- seed 6788
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.002 and 0.009.
Parameter values for rollouts on cube decisions were:
- level 5
- 23328 games (36x648)
- full game
- seed 6788
- settlement limit 0.570
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