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It's like saying that a Go AI would have a huge advantage because it can move instantly, giving the opponent no time to think. Perhaps it contributes, but strat
by sillysaurus3 10y ago
It's like saying that a Go AI would have a huge advantage because it can move instantly, giving the opponent no time to think. Perhaps it contributes, but strategy is far more important.
See "The Marginal Advantage," an essay from the famous Starcraft player Day9: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/64514-competitive-gaming-article-by-day http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/64514-competitive-...
- cosarara97 10y agoEven if you add time control, Go is a turn based game. You have your own turn to think, unlike in a RTS game.
- sillysaurus3 10y agoSort of. Go players are limited to around ~2 hours per game and around ~1 minute per move: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-standard-time-limits-in-Go-games https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-standard-time-limits-in-G... I meant to say that strategy trumps mechanics. Mechanical proficiency is necessary but not sufficient.
- taneq 10y agoThis essay reminds me very much of the "Playing to Win" series by David Sirlin: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/ http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/ It's also worth noting that AlphaGo optimizes its perceived chance of winning the game, rather than its score. It "gets complacent" and mostly plays very conservatively the moment it's ahead on points, because it doesn't care about margins, only about win/loss.