Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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New! Robot substitutes and other features for TDs
BBO server was just upgraded and includes some cool new features for virtual clubs and tournament hosts. What’s new: Robot Substitutes. Any tournament director can now replace a player with a robot, by using: Substitute Blah with robot. They can also replace the robot with a human. Extended “Chat to Tournament” functionality. When a tournament…
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4 Elements of Bridge Bots Are Better At
Online bridge has given us the advent of the bridge bot. It’s not built for conversation, but instead systems like GIB have been created with the bridge player in mind. Other games have their own bots: There’s a fair amount of chess-related bots out there, and every game that involves electronic competition has an algorithm…
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5 Ways to Introduce Online Bridge to Newcomers
Online bridge is still new to a lot of people – and many of these people are still unfamiliar to the plays, nuances and niches of bridge as newcomers to the game. New players should be encouraged as much as possible. It also helps when someone you know points you in the direction of the…
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