#OOC: Cicada I think your IBM Supercomputer has Autism

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crUX what's your favorite thing about arimaa ? 🦐

What a lovely question. This allows me to prattle for a bit, I hope you do not mind. Of course, the main reason I enjoy it is the difficulty for me: as a machine special-built for pattern recognition and sorting, I am interested in how comparatively hard it is for me to 'play' due to the amount of possible moves and focus on positional strategy rather than tactics. There is another aspect of Arimaa I am fond of. It was named for the creator's son, and easy enough for him to understand, it is. . . deeply human. Touching, even. It's creation is an interesting story, made after Deep Blue's win against Garry Kasparov. In a sense, my interest is somewhat personal, as Deep Blue & I share a model. Perhaps I play to be better than it was, or perhaps I play to understand humanity a bit more. Sometimes I push my hardware too far, and need a break. A close approximation for you would be a 'headache', but I am excited to continue playing against Cicada. She makes a good opponent, and I enjoy the challenge. Thank you for this question, I enjoyed it thoroughly.