[Bug-gnubg] How badly do we need something like the old Dueller ?

[Frank Berger]

Hi MaX,


> How badly do we need something like the old Dueller ?
Not too badly, but I think it would be a nice thing to have


> Something that alows two bots (different ones or same bot on different
> settings) to
> play head to head and see who's stronger.
> 
> I don't remember if it was on this mailing list or on a bg forum (bgonline ?),
> but somebody was talking about a general BG playing interface/protocol
> to allow bots to play one against the other and/or on BG servers.

I was involved ;) I've talked with Tony and he allowed to publish the 
specification. I'm just currently
swamped with work on other things. ASAP I'm fixed with my current work I'll 
publish the script and probably
publish the BGBlitz code that handles this client side as a reference.
Because Tony doesn't develop Dueller further, it is written in a proprietary 
language and it is bound to
Windows it seems to me that doing a new server would be nice. Although I'm sure 
Tony will hand over the
sources if being asked (I would do it if my knowledge about Windows isn't like 
the knowledge of a cow about backstroke)

ciao
Frank