Chess is just poker now

Re:Chess is just poker now by kqr on Monday September 19, 2022 @01:50PM (#32901557)

The game theoretic concept of bluffing is actually a little more nuanced than that. Bluffing is specifically moves that are +EV if your opponent thinks they are not bluffs, and force your opponent into making -EV moves to call your bluffs.

So you're taking a game where your opponent has the upper hand, and you're playing highly suboptimal moves with the intent of putting your opponent in a position where they have to pick between a rock and a hard place:

- either they have to sit quietly and knowingly take your straight-up lies, or

- they are forced to play suboptimal moves themselves to call your bluffs.

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Re:Chess is just poker now by interroboink on Monday September 19, 2022 @04:01PM (#32903152)

But there is a third option, as well:

- they see through your bluff, and punish you for it

So, it is a risky endeavor, since you don't know the mind of your opponent.

And so it makes sens to only take such risks when your opponent has the upper hand, as you mention.

But then you become predictable — when you behave erratically, people know you are in your death throes, and not a real threat.

So, you have to mix some erratic behavior in when you are in a strong position, too, to keep them guessing. But then you are weakening your game overall...

And on and on it goes (:

It's like an arms race, but circular rather than one-directional.

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