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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. karim79 · 1790982158 · focus · HN ↗
  > including my dad who was much better than me at chess.
  My experience as well unfortunately. No matter how many books on chess I read, no matter how many games I played against Battle Chess to try to get better, he always won.
  1. SubiculumCode · 1790988324 · focus · HN ↗
    Chess...I'm in the top 1 percent among regular players on chess.com/lichess, yet impossibly far away from Master/GrandMaster level as to be impossible; their minds are completely alien to me.
    karim79 · 1790993172 · focus · HN ↗
    Impressive. Keep at it. I hope you'll find a Eureka moment. I also hope they're not just cheating using AI.
    jayGlow · 1791047832 · focus · HN ↗
    I believe there is a type of anticheat to help detect ai usage, there are probably ways to circumvent it but id imagine most of the top players are legit.
    <a href="https://www.chess.com/cheating" rel="nofollow">https://www.chess.com/cheating

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