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

288 points · 149 comments · PaulHoule

  1. SwellJoe · · 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 · · 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 · · 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.
        1. karim79 · · focus · HN ↗
          Impressive. Keep at it. I hope you'll find a Eureka moment. I also hope they're not just cheating using AI.
          1. SubiculumCode · · focus · HN ↗
            Becoming such is not my goal; I have too many other interests. It was more commentary about how one might be good, but no where even near competitive, and the journey, even if mentally capable, of improving further would take years and year of full time dedication...because chess is that deep, and because "good" is always context dependent.
            1. jodrellblank · · focus · HN ↗
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