jkaufman comments on Does Checkers have simpler rules than Go? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jkaufman 13 August 2013 08:15:55PM 10 points [-]

I've added Hex and it comes in at 377 bytes gzipped (without the swap rule), supporting your impression that it's simpler.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 15 August 2013 01:53:26AM 0 points [-]

(without the swap rule)

I'd like to point out that without the swap rule it's also very easy to write a program that plays perfectly.

Comment author: jkaufman 15 August 2013 07:01:19PM 2 points [-]

How well does this map to the human experience of the game? Do two experienced players need the swap rule for the game to remain interesting?

Comment author: SimonF 20 August 2013 04:04:52PM * 2 points [-]

It depends on the skill difference and the size of the board, on smaller boards the advantage is probably pretty large: Discussion on LittleGolem