nob turner Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Playing the robots today, their play speed is mind-numbingly fast. They've always been too quick for my comfort, but this is something else. It is distracting me from thinking deliberately. Can they be slowed to more of a human tempo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bixby Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Playing the robots today, their play speed is mind-numbingly fast. They've always been too quick for my comfort, but this is something else. It is distracting me from thinking deliberately. Can they be slowed to more of a human tempo? Yes, I posted this earlier today in "General BBO Discussion": Robot play used to happen at a reasonable speed. But recently I have noticed when playing in Robot World that the robots have started playing at lightning speed. When I lead from my hand as South, it sometimes happens that West, North and East play almost instantaneously, and if I don't win the trick, one of them leads to the next trick so fast that I never see the cards played to the trick I led to. I know I can still click on the played cards to see what I missed, but that is not really a good substitute for seeing each card as it is played. Is there a setting that controls this? Did I change the setting recently without knowing it? Is there a way to get back to things as they were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Yes please slow them down a bit while having them calculate/simulate for a bit longer so they play at least a tad better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 I would suggest 1s minimum time for a Robot call or play.And uniting the two identical topics B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Just turn autoplay-singleton off. Then you can always hower over the last trick if it has already been quited before your counted the tricks. So the speed shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bixby Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 I would suggest 1s minimum time for a Robot call or play.And uniting the two identical topics B-) One second is longer than you think it is. I would say that half a second would be sufficient as a delay between cards within a trick (maybe even a bit less); perhaps 1 second would be a good delay at the end of a trick. But what's happening right now, with a delay of basically zero, is, IMHO, too fast for human comfort, particularly with regard to the time needed between the end of a trick and a robot lead to the next trick. (Sorry, I don't know how to merge the topics.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 One second is longer than you think it is. I would say that half a second would be sufficient as a delay between cards within a trick (maybe even a bit less); perhaps 1 second would be a good delay at the end of a trick. But what's happening right now, with a delay of basically zero, is, IMHO, too fast for human comfort, particularly with regard to the time needed between the end of a trick and a robot lead to the next trick. (Sorry, I don't know how to merge the topics.) I agree that there is a large perceived difference between half a second and an entire second. I could live with either, but near zero is irritating at best. I've often reflected that a real world Director might uphold a complaint that the robot opponents were trying to intimidate and confuse by playing at unusual tempo. (my suggesting to merge the topics was for an administrator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nob turner Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Just turn autoplay-singleton off. Then you can always hower over the last trick if it has already been quited before your counted the tricks. So the speed shouldn't be a problem. you obviously haven't played the robots lately. this isn't about the last trick... it's about EVERY trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 you obviously haven't played the robots lately. this isn't about the last trick... it's about EVERY trick.Yes, I play with/against robots daily. Are you talking about board where the robots declare? You can always replay the hand. Doesn't matter that you can't follow the play while it happens. Sorry, I just don't see the problem. To me, it only has advantages that the robots are fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nob turner Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 well, after 5 days - no change. that convinces me not to sign up for the nabc tournament online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 well, after 5 days - no change. that convinces me not to sign up for the nabc tournament online. Apparently fixed by BBO according to Barmar https://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/79689-speed-of-robot-play/ If only BBO could fix bidding and play bugs as quickly :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhasbeen Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 well, after 5 days - no change. that convinces me not to sign up for the nabc tournament online. There are 2 more practice rounds to test; one Sat, Nov 17, and another Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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