Tom Au

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I play a number of board and card games with varying degrees of skill, but using "algorithms" to avoid the most obvious mistakes. Depending on the game, if you can beat me, you are probably not a beginner, and perhaps a pretty good player.

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7h	answered	Why are beginning to intermediate bridge players told to delay learning how to bid certain types of unusual hands?
10h	answered	Simplest bidding system for introduction into bridge
May 22	answered	Is it possible for players to gain an advantage from colluding in blackjack?
May 22	answered	“Diplomacy” rule clarification, unit under attack
May 22	answered	Is there a Diplomacy variant that does not contain stalemate lines?
May 22	answered	What is the point in disclosure of the bidding system to opponents?
May 15	asked	Can people win at Diplomacy using a “Qin strategy?”
May 9	asked	If the Axis capture a factory in Axis and Allies, would the game tilt in their favor?
May 8	asked	Could Axis and Allies be “balanced” by weakening the US just a bit more?
May 6	asked	Is there a viable “Japan First” strategy for the Allies in Axis and Allies?
May 6	answered	Responding to a simple overcall (SAYC)
May 4	asked	In Axis and Allies, how do you choose which player plays which country?
May 3	asked	What is the meaning of “count your losers” at no trump, and “count your winners” for a trump contract?
May 1	answered	What is optimal robber placement in Settlers?
May 1	answered	When do trading deals become too unbalancing?
Apr 29	asked	In bridge, what level of strength do different systems require to bid a short minor?
Apr 28	asked	In bridge, what caused bidding “standards” to decline post Goren?
Apr 28	asked	Is there a way to quantify the effects of luck versus skill in rubber bridge?
Apr 27	answered	Question on leading
Apr 27	asked	In bridge, does a declarer “need to” locate all 52 cards during the play of a trump contract?