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Would what you're asking for even be possible for a human? For instance, if I plop my child down in front of a game and tell them to figure it out without telli
by afpx 9y ago
Would what you're asking for even be possible for a human? For instance, if I plop my child down in front of a game and tell them to figure it out without telling them the rules, would they be able to figure out the complete set of rules even by trial and error?
- nemo1618 9y agoActually, this is a game itself. I used to play it with friends growing up -- we called it "Mao." It's a card game where you are penalized for breaking the rules (at least one person must know the rules in advance). You are allowed to pause the game at any time and guess what a rule is, and the players who know the rules will confirm or deny your guess. You'd be surprised at how quickly people can pick up rules like "only face cards may be played after a 7" or "if an ace is played, the next person is skipped."
- kilburn 9y agoIt definitely is. I learned to play Othello and Backgammon by randomly trying things vs the computer as a child. It is also relatively easy to learn card games' rules, even Poker (albeit some very edge-case rules could take a long time to grasp). The key is that you give the kid a computer version of the game, that doesn't allow rule breaking and makes it clear when a reward or penalty is applied (YOU WIN!).