[Huibertus]

I've noticed claims getting refused by robots on many occasion that are 100% valid claims. I cannot remember this happened prior to the introduction of robots claiming themselves.

Here's an example from the Free Acol Daily Individual on 29-7-2025. After 3 tricks were played I could NOT get the claim to concede 2 tricks accepted. https://tinyurl.com/2yef8mvc

The claim modules seems buggy to me.

[smerriman]

Acol robots use a completely different claim algorithm and reject many valid claims that GIB would accept. I've posted about this on several occasions including here.

But they've been like that since the day they were first added to BBO, rather than anything new, and I have not noticed any difference at all with GIB.

[Huibertus]

smerriman, on 2025-July-29, 02:13, said:

Acol robots use a completely different claim algorithm and reject many valid claims that GIB would accept. I've posted about this on several occasions including here.

But they've been like that since the day they were first added to BBO, rather than anything new, and I have not noticed any difference at all with GIB.

Maybe you're right, but if so that is very odd. One would assume the code is shared as the validity of a claim is ONLY dependent on the information available by cards played and the remaining cards, not on bidding systems. If true it's a waste of resources and a bad choice with regards to maintainability.

[diana_eva]

Huibertus, on 2025-July-29, 05:49, said:

Maybe you're right, but if so that is very odd. One would assume the code is shared as the validity of a claim is ONLY dependent on the information available by cards played and the remaining cards, not on bidding systems. If true it's a waste of resources and a bad choice with regards to maintainability.

The robot engines are different, not just the bidding system.

[pescetom]

Where do I sign up for a robot that has no more significant defects than sometimes refusing valid claims?