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Re: "Congrats @satch for winning the June tournament. You can..."

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Yay! I had a good start to this next month. I do hope it stays more competitive this time though.

I want to study the game a bit more mathematically when I get a chance. For now, I just use heuristics to decide when to reroll and how many dice to reroll. I don’t even consistently use the same heuristics from game to game.

I wonder if it could be cool to make a practice Farkle game where you get to play the same situation over and over again and see what gets you the best score on average.

🐐 satch [👑]

Jul 01 · 7 weeks ago

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🍀 gritty [mod] · Jul 01 at 14:55:

agree, congrats! I'd like to see what the next month brings and compare it to the previous months. namely - if playing all days of the month with a strong technique is the key. to do this I want to log stats for the game and make them available to everyone at some point. simple stats at first.

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Congrats @satch for winning the June tournament. You can now wear your 👑 flair if you like. :) The second tournament seemed to progress similarly to the first one, with the winner being clear from about mid-month onward. We only have a sample size of two, but I believe this reflects the 5-3-1 scoring: if one happens to get the top rank on multiple days, it builds a lead that's hard for anyone to beat due to the strong randomness in the game.

💬 skyjake [...] · 2 comments · 1 like · Jul 01 · 7 weeks ago