Scott Hoffer

Founder @ Forklift Studios (creators of @trickybridge). Advisor to @chesscom. Formerly product/game design at @zynga, @tiltingpoint, @AreaCodeInc

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@mmarshall2286 @ACBLbridge Not sure this title is as catchy as "The Dummy of Seville" or "Porgy Set Bess," but at least there's a lot of conflict implied.

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@gregisenberg I think the only game left to be conquered by AI is Bridge. Bots still can’t beat the best human players when playing directly against them, as far as I know.

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@destheray Haaaappy birthday!!

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@eric_seufert Awesome. One question about the 60% D1: is that rolling/unbounded retention? (as opposed to strict/N-day retention)

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@kellye_testy Awesome!

[Noam Brown @polynoamial]

A few folks have asked me about this. Despite the headline, AI did *not* beat human champions at Bridge:
1) The AI didn't bid (the hardest part!)
2) The AI didn't play with humans. Playing with adaptable humans is much harder than playing with a fixed bot

https://t.co/APnZeeTOmq

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@larscasteen Durn

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“Oddly, the only game yet to be conquered by computers is contract bridge… so messy and human that its strategies can’t be simulated by an online bot.”

[New York Times Books @nytimesbooks]

In "Seven Games: A Human History," Oliver Roeder introduces us to characters like the enigmatic Nigel Richards, an aloof ascetic who lives off the grid in Malaysia but emerges to dominate every Scrabble competition he enters. https://t.co/N1szWvblrG

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@atrubens Adam's performance really made me think he should act a lot more.

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@thereds8 @TrickyBridge @AppStore @AppStoreGames AI is based on the Meadowlark engine (2000 world champ). Some quirks, but we're fixing the bugs fast.

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@larscasteen Sure. #1 probably holds up the best and is the most gritty/grounded. I enjoyed #3 the most as a child, by far; it has more campy moments, as I recall. #2 has gay meta themes that people write about for their PhD's or Buzzfeed articles or whatever. 4/5 are bonkery.

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

Thank you to Apple for featuring @TrickyBridge first in today’s “Indie Games We Love” list.
#indiedev #playbridge

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@trixiemattel Congratulations!

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

WHOA!

Tricky Bridge is live today. And featured atop the App Store! https://t.co/chyyfIu6LC

#playbridge #indiedev

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

#indiedev

What strategy game was on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice, hasn't been solved by computers, is notoriously hard to teach, and is loved by grandmothers?

BRIDGE, the classic card game.

So, Tricky Bridge will teach you bridge. Coming in Oct https://t.co/4Xl1eA7LrK

[Scott Hoffer @scotthoffer]

@bamullinspeaks Wasn't he also a merman in "Cherish?" I wouldn't know because I haven't been watching that video over and over at all really.

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Today was a bad day, but at least bridge had shoutcasters in the 1920's.

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@madparker These are all amazing.

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@KameronMichaels Spoken word lipsynch of this length, at this level of execution, is Really Hard.

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@NYPDShea @NYPDFIRSTDEP @NYPDTransit @NYPDTransport @NYPDHousing @NYPDChiefofDept @NYPDChiefPatrol @NYPDnews @NYPDDetectives @NYPDDCA Covering badge numbers should be a felony.