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With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI until now

288 points · 149 comments · PaulHoule

SwellJoe · 1790971326 · focus · HN ↗
I loved Stratego so much as a kid. But, I eventually couldn't find anyone to play with me because I crushed everyone, including my dad who was much better than me at chess. But, I never would have thought it'd be a game that models would have a hard time with. It feels relatively simple. And, inexplicably, I never even thought that there might be serious players...I've kept the board game, one of the very few things I have from young childhood, but it's been twenty years since I played. I guess it's time to find an online Stratego. Surely someone in the whole world can beat me.
Too bad I never played against an AI before they cracked it.
1. NDlurker · 1790981835 · focus · HN ↗
  I love Stratego. I used to play with my girlfriend and my brothers. We started playing with different rules too to switch it up. Like moving bombs or the flag. Or playing with the pieces reversed. Reversed pieces were interesting because the hidden information was swapped, made for some funny games.

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