[pigpenz]

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in reference to previous post yesterday day about not playing K♣
to me it seems that allowing humans to play hands for robots hasnt curtailed
bidding that really goes against the spirit of the game IMHO

[hrothgar]

pigpenz, on 2013-February-17, 11:48, said:

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in reference to previous post yesterday day about not playing K♣
to me it seems that allowing humans to play hands for robots hasnt curtailed
bidding that really goes against the spirit of the game IMHO

How are you hurt by a player's decision to bid like an idiot?

In human events, when a player makes an egregious bid, his opponent scores an undue top and the the players sitting in the same direction as said opponent are injured. Here, the only folks sitting the same direction as E/W are other robots and they aren't about to place.

Sit back, relax, and rejoice that you have idiots with no chance of placing subsiding your table fee

[pigpenz]

it would be nice if it really worked that way
but looking at results dont always verify this

[hrothgar]

pigpenz, on 2013-February-17, 16:05, said:

it would be nice if it really worked that way
but looking at results dont always verify this

Then maybe you should stop looking at results.
Alternatively, learn how scoring works...

Seriously, worst case scenario this is going to cost you what? A match point?

[Leo LaSota]

In fairness to leftfoot since you are showing us a result that he had, leftfoot is a very fine declarer and frequently does well with the GIB robot games.

[leftfoot]

Leo was very kind in his comments regarding Leftfoot's performance.. but since I AM Leftfoot let me say additionally:

1) One of the reasons I like robot games is that you can swing if your game isn't going well without injuring or benefitting the opponents ..... (or most importantly) have you partner yell at you.

2) If you want to see nonsensical bidding .. maybe you should have kibitzed Barry Crane in his prime playing against weaker opponents ... or kibitz a very strong Vanderbilt team down 60 IMPS with a quarter to go.

3) Bridge is about knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your partner and opponents and adapting accordingly.

4) I send at least two robot reports every week to help strengthen GIB (even if I got a good result). As GIB gets stronger .. I adapt accordingly.

5) GIB is already stronger than the average duplicate player.

6) I use some of what I learned from GIB in human (physical real time) tournaments ... and it has improved my result.

I would suggest that people use GIB to rethink and test other approaches .. and see what works. That is what the spirit of the game is all about in (IMHO).

David