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Six down (vulnerable) is good bridge


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For some reason this wasn't doubled. So I won a few IMPs.

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"Not doubled" reminds me - there are number of competitive auctions where 4N is not defined. Which means you can bid it and play ther undoubled because noone knows what to do. I don't recommend trying it vulnerable. But not vulnerable with 2hcp opposite a passed partner...
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"Not doubled" reminds me - there are number of competitive auctions where 4N is not defined. Which means you can bid it and play ther undoubled because noone knows what to do. I don't recommend trying it vulnerable. But not vulnerable with 2hcp opposite a passed partner...

 

Vulnerable here, not not vulnerable.

That asides, this represents the long standing ethical (and imminent legal) dilemma about deviating from agreements with a non-adaptive robot partner.

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"Not doubled" reminds me - there are number of competitive auctions where 4N is not defined. Which means you can bid it and play ther undoubled because noone knows what to do. I don't recommend trying it vulnerable. But not vulnerable with 2hcp opposite a passed partner...

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https://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/74761-eight-down-is-good-bridge/page__p__892784#entry892784

 

This was eight down and was also a good score.

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Six down (vulnerable) is not good bridge...by the robot, as the contract should be X.

 

When robots can not work out - like human bridge player - that 3 by North is a crazy contract, I feel happy :)

 

Computer chess now beats any human player, and has done for some years. Computer bridge is still...garbage!

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Sorry, the WBF should not address the ethics of robot bridge. It's a fun but silly little game. Adjusting The Laws Of Contract Bridge to accommodate it would be as if the AP released a version of its style guide to address, like, bridge forum posts.

I think it depends partly on how long the mainstream of robots will remain incapable of observing their partner's behaviour and re-formulating agreements based upon this. At this moment and probably for many years to come there are individuals playing with a non-adaptive robot in a competition against human pairs and it seems reasonable that The Laws Of Contract Bridge should address the related issues. Smarter robots will bring up their own issues too, in particular when they are capable of formulating agreements between themselves that are difficult to disclose (or simply comprehend). Silly would be to pretend the genie is still in the bottle.

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I think it depends partly on how long the mainstream of robots will remain incapable of observing their partner's behaviour and re-formulating agreements based upon this.

Jack has an option to let robots build up experience with specific humans' lack of discipline, but of course, tournament organizers may choose to switch that feature off.

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