Improve bot play in spades | Voters

Improve bot play in spades

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Suzanni

A bot will never play the ace of spades to take the trick if their p leads spades, and will never lead it themselves to bleed spades. This is a flaw that I feel like could be easily fixed. It's most important when a player leaves a ranked game and I am left with a bot.

August 15, 2023

Holger Sindbaek

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Good suggestion.

Connie Inayat

Looks like there’s clearly several examples of poor play by bots so I may as well add a couple more.
On a low table bid-10 or less- they duck nearly every truck often setting the team.
After the partners nil is broken, the bot continues to defend it, sacrificing his own bid.

Connie Inayat

Yes, they save the ace of spades, playing lower ones which inevitably bleeds the partner of needed trump.

Additionally, they will lead an ace on the first trick against opposition’s nil.

Suzanni

Connie Inayat: Thanks for those examples. Also, even on a tight bid, bot will take with ace when last to play, even if the trick is already won by their parter. I am not 100% sure bot does this on any hand, but certain they'll do it the first trick of a round.

Connie Inayat

i think correcting these few illogical plays that the bots are consistently doing won’t make them preferable to a decent partner. Though at times some aggravating partners have made me prefer a bot even with these faults.

Bonnie Stasi

nice