Play Spit against the computer

Playing a bot

Spit here is for exactly two players. Open a table, press "Add an opponent" to seat a bot, and start the game.

There are no table rules to choose: the deal, the layout and the ending are the same every time. Only the host can seat the bot, and only before the game starts.

What the bot can see

The same as you: the two middle piles, its own face-up cards and yours. Face-down cards are hidden from both of you, and the bot does not know what is in your spit pile or its own.

It does not see what you are about to do, either. It only reacts to the table as it is.

How the bot plays

It plays about one card every second and a bit. When it has a card that fits, it picks one of the possible plays at random; when it has none, it moves a card into a gap if it can; and when nobody can play, it spits.

When it wins a round it always takes the smaller middle pile. It does not chain runs on purpose, and it does not prefer cards that uncover something.

How to beat it

Speed. A person who knows the game plays faster than one card a second, so most of the time the race is yours as long as you keep your eyes moving between both piles.

Play from the deep piles and use your gaps on purpose. The bot plays the right cards only by chance, so a layout that is opening up while its is not is how you win the round.

If you leave

Spit needs two, so a game where one chair empties ends there. If your connection drops, your seat is held for twenty-five seconds; after that a bot plays your layout until you return.

A table with no activity for six hours is cleared away, so an abandoned game never lingers.