Go Go 囲碁! Computers are stupid, but they don't judge

[inverarity]

I was not feeling well today, so I didn't go to the go club.

I have long avoided playing computer games because they are time sinks, and computer go proves to be as addictive as any other game. I am still not playing human players online as often as I should, but I am definitely improving against MFOG.

Comments

[kith_koby]

I think this is true for most computer games. There appears to be a distinct lack of long-term planning.
There have only been two computer games I ever found challenging, and even these were only when set on a high level: Chess and epic strategy games like Total War or Crusader Kings II. The former is obvious; the latter may be my fault for lack of experience, or because of how complicated the game is, so that even I cannot really look ahead enough.

[tealterror0]

Both of the games you cite are insanely complicated, so that probably has more to do with it. I think the problem is that it takes a shitton of work to make a good AI, and most game developers are lazy so they just give the computer cheap advantages instead.

[kith_koby]

Yeah, I think it's a combination of both factors, but primarily how complicated the game is. The fact is, even with a great deal of experience, it's still insanely hard to survive/win in TW and CKII.
I have to wonder though, is it that Go is so much more complicated than Chess so it takes too much or effort to make a good AI, or is it simply that no one's bothered trying making a really good AI for Go.

[tealterror0]

It's the former. Mostly because Go is a 19x19 board, while Chess is 8x8, so there are many many more possible game states.

[shinygobonkers]

yay for tangible improvement :]