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I agree with this. My default approach to board games is basically to maximize victory points early. This usually works; when 4 people are playing a new game
by jrockway 3y ago
I agree with this. My default approach to board games is basically to maximize victory points early. This usually works; when 4 people are playing a new game for the first time, I usually win. This doesn't really work when people know how to play the game specifically, though.
I think this algorithm is better than many other algorithms that people come up with, however.
(As an aside, when I play a card game I sort my cards with a merge sort instead of an insertion sort. People said you would never use these algorithms in real life, but you can if you want to!)
- entropicdrifter 3y agoThis comment got me thinking about how I sort my cards. I scan the whole hand, then make the biggest changes first (e.g. consolidating suits/card types), then sort the subgroups. Huh, guess I'm doing a sort of human heuristic version of Quicksort
- stevage 3y agoThe interesting thing about sorting cards for a trick taking game is often standard algorithms don't directly apply, because you don't have a fixed end state. I choose the order of the suits based on how the cards are currently laid out, as long as I end up with red and black alternating.