BBO introduces Bots!

[mr1303]

From what I can tell, it plays 3 weak 2s, 2/1 game force and Cappelletti vs 1NT. This I've ascertained from asking for information about its bids.

[DJNeill]

Hi all,

Also, on defense it gives current count quite faithfully (as my partner at least). I wonder if the declaring bots know this and take that into account in their simulations.

 

Later,

Dan

[barmar]

From what I can tell, it plays 3 weak 2s, 2/1 game force and Cappelletti vs 1NT. This I've ascertained from asking for information about its bids.

What form of Jacoby Transfers does it play? I just got a hand with a long diamond suit, GIB opened 1NT, and I wasn't sure how to transfer to it.

 

I switched seats with GIB to see what it did, but it decided to pass.

[uday]

http://www.gibware.com/cc.html

 

this has a pic of a convention card. Rain has been digging into this and perhaps she or FG will post their findings at some point

[DenisO]

this has a pic of a convention card. Rain has been digging into this and perhaps she or FG will post their findings at some point

This is just one of GIB's CCs. Other systems that it plays are Acol, Kaplan- Sheinwold, Moscito Byte, Traditional and Standard with Gadgets (a 2/1 system).

 

A lot of development with considerable help from the GIB community went into Standard with Gadgets and I hope that this is the CC that Fred has chosen.

 

Having said that, GIB development has been dead for two years and I can't see it being resurrected unless Matt Ginsberg is prepared to do some more work . From what I understand the GIB program and bidding database are so complex that no one else can carry out even simple mods to correct known bidding bugs.

 

If you use GIB, you just have to realise that not everything will be perfect and it would seem that if you find suspect bids/ or plays you just have to live with them :)

[DenisO]

We shall see :blink: Over the next few months we can follow the reports of JacK against International or near International class Dutch players:

 

Follow the action at :

http://www.jackbridge.com/eindex.htm

Some results now available - Jack is doing well - winning two matches and narrow defeat in third ;)

 

http://www.jackbridge.com/eindex.htm

[barmar]

http://www.gibware.com/cc.html

 

this has a pic of a convention card. Rain has been digging into this and perhaps she or FG will post their findings at some point

I'm pretty sure that's not the CC being used by the bots. They use New Minor Forcing, which isn't checked on that CC.