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GameTek Classic 222.5 - Alpha Zero, Part 2

Apr 12, 20206 min
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Episode description

Geoff continues the discussion about Alpha Zero, this time pointing out the impact a self-learning AI can have on an established tournament meta, like Magic or Hearthstone.

Show Notes:

0m47s: More info about Agent57, the DeepMind AI that can beat humans at 57 different Atari 2600 games. 
1m52s: The Ares Project, Geoff's first published board game (designed with his son Brian)
2m15s: More info about the Halifax Hammer strategy from A Few Acres of Snow. 
2m29s: The current list of banned cards in Magic: The Gathering.  And, the current list of changed Hearthstone cards

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