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Features comparison with other backgammon programs
Here is a comparison between eXtreme Gammon
(2.01),
Snowie (4.7.1), GnuBG (20110822)
and BGBlitz (2.7.3).
Note: 1-ply, 3-ply etc... refers to eXtreme Gammon, Snowie
and BGBlitz terminology. The GnuBG equivalent is 0-ply, 2-ply etc...
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eXtreme Gammon
2
$59.95 |
Snowie
$365.00 |
GnuBG
Free |
BGBlitz
$46.00 |
| Version |
2.01 |
4.7.1 |
0.90-mingw 20110822 |
2.7.3 |
| Strength |
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| - PR
(3-ply) |
0.45 |
1.13
(-0.68) |
1.07
(-0.62) |
1.66 (-1.21) |
| - PR
(Strongest1) |
0.12 |
1.13
(-0.68) |
0.80
(-0.68) |
1.66 (-1.54) |
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Multiple processor |
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Multiple processor N-ply |
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| - Simple mode |
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| Analyze |
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| - Background Analyze |
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- Checker play according to Score
in Rollouts |
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| - Multi pass |
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(only choice of Rollout) |
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| - 4-ply, 5-ply |
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| - 6-ply, 7-ply |
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| - XG Roller (Mini Rollout) |
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(Not for play or 1st pass analysis) |
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| - Batch Analyze |
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(Using command line) |
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| Game play |
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| - Background Analyze |
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| - Tutor Mode |
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| - Competition Mode |
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| - Time Control |
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| - Self play |
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(not fully automated) |
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| Speed2 |
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| - Import a match |
0.8 sec |
15 sec
(19 times slower) |
0.2 sec
(4 time faster) |
0.2 sec (4 times
faster) |
| - Analyze in 1-ply |
1.3 sec |
23 sec (18 times slower) |
2.3 sec (1.7 times slower) |
NA |
| - Analyze in 3-ply |
6.5 sec |
8 min 40 sec (80 times slower) |
19.6 sec (3.0 times slower) |
NA |
- Rollout 3-ply Game 9 Drop (108 games) |
12.2 sec |
4 min 59 sec (25 times slower) |
1 min 07 sec (5.5 times slower) |
13 min 25 sec (65 times slower) |
- Rollout 3-ply Game 16
Double (108 games) |
11.6 sec |
5 min 30 sec (28 times slower) |
44 sec (3.8 times slower) |
8 min 00 sec (41 times slower) |
| - Total |
32.4 sec |
19 min 47 sec (37 times slower) |
2 min 13 sec (4.1 times slower) |
NA |
| Import |
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| - GammonSite |
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| - Games Grid |
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| - TrueMoney Games |
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| - PartyGammon |
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| - BGRoom |
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| - NetGammon |
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| - Position from
ascii board |
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| - Real
Money
Support |
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| Save game size |
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| - Save Game Size |
399 KiB |
899 KiB |
1583 KiB |
NA |
| - Export HTML size |
4880 KiB |
2824 KiB |
6911 KiB |
4670 KiB |
| - HTML image folder size |
386 KiB |
856 KiB |
2029 KiB |
612 KiB |
1 Strongest level (in a reasonable time):
- eXtreme Gammon: XG Roller++
- GnuBG: 4-ply
- Snowie: 3-ply - BGBlitz: 3-ply
2 Speed test was determined using the following match:
eXtremeGammon1-eXtremeGammon2 25 points match.mat
and on a computer with a Intel Core i7 2600K at 3.40 GHz.
(GnuBG, BGBlitz and XG were ran using 8 threads)
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