Something smells fishy

I haven't figured out yet how the robots "think," but my guess is that it's pretty literal. I used that to my advantage a few days ago playing with them on BBO.

You hold: ♠Q 7 ♥Q 3 ♦K Q 10 6 3 ♣A 10 5 3.

With none vulnerable, your left-hand opponent bid 1♥, partner passed and RHO bid 1♠. You doubled, LHO bid 2♣, partner bid 2♦, RHO passed and you passed. Now, LHO surprised you and bid 6♠ which was passed out. Your lead.

At the table, the hand I gave you was held by a bot. I was the bot's LHO and the one who "cuebid" 2♣, then jumped to slam.

The robot led the ♦K and my robot partner made seven.

Here are all four hands (rotated):

                ♠ A J 10 6 2
                ♥ A K 9 8 7 6
                ♦ ---
                ♣ J 2
♠ Q 7                            ♠ 9 8
♥ J 5 2                          ♥ Q 3
♦ K Q 10 6 3                     ♦ J 9 7 2
♣ A 10 5 3                       ♣ K 9 7 6
                ♠ K 5 4 3
                ♥ 10 4
                ♦ A 8 5 4
                ♣ Q 8 4

Notice we're off the first two club tricks. If I made the fake cuebid against a human, it's unlikely it would work. Bidding 2♣, then leaping to slam just smells fishy. They need to build a better robot -- one who can smell something that stinks.

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