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===Someone else's strategy===
I found a [http://boardgames.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=boardgames&cdn=hobbies&tm=55&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_p504.6.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//cs.gettysburg.edu/projects/pig/piggame.html site] and a paper "Optimal Play of the Dice Game Pig" by Todd W. Neller and Clifton G.M. Presser. I glossed over the pretty graphs which may however be something like what Ledrug is computing for his optimal strategy. I was after simple strategies and picked out their mention of 20 as being the accumulated points in a round where the odds of throwing a one are balanced by accumulated point.<br>
They also go on to describe why roll till 20 fails when getting nearer to the end of a game where it is advantageous to 'sprint for the win'. I ignored their full optimised strategy and just coded a 'region of desperation'. If any player is within 20 of finishing then this player should keep on rolling until it either wins or is bust as another player is likely to win on its next go. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 05:55, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
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