Hidden Cards
A game AI has to make a choice. So it looks at how the game stands. And it thinks about what you might do next.
What you'll learn in this level
- How a game AI weighs up several possible moves
- What an AI does when it doesn't have all the information
- Why difficulty levels think differently
Deciding without knowing everything
A game AI has to make a choice. So it looks at how the game stands. And it thinks about what you might do next.
This matters most in strategy games, card games and board games. There you have to plan ahead.
How the AI picks its move
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Weigh up moves
The AI looks at several possible moves. Then it takes the one with the best chance of winning.
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Guess your move
A clever AI also thinks about what you will do next. Then it plans its own move.
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Difficulty Levels
Game makers build in several levels. They set how cleverly the AI picks its moves.
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Learning from games
Some modern game AIs remember earlier games. Then they change their strategy.
In a moment you play a card game against the AI. On each difficulty it decides differently.
Guess first, then experiment
You are about to play cards against the AI. Can it see the cards in your hand?