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> "I kind of dislike not having a chance when playing against bots." Conjures an image of the astronaut with a gun meme... - Wait, playing games to win is a

• deadbeeves 3y ago
  There's a difference between playing to win and being frustrated because your opponent can consistently steamroll you effortlessly without even giving you a chance to set your game up.
  • pavlov 3y ago
    Is there some shame in asking the AI to play worse? It’s a machine, it won’t feel smug about knowing it could beat me if it wanted to. I’ve never really understood people who are competitive about board games and similar inside-the-box scenarios. (There’s a certain “Dwight Schrute” aspect to that mentality that’s hard to watch.) I like losing in games because there’s no real-world cost to trying out some idiot strategy.