AI strategies · Jaipur (UI test)

One AI call writes a strategy (plan + description); every simulation after that replays it as pure data. Tweak the rules, regenerate from an edited description, and duel strategies against the built-in bots.

Game

Generate a strategy

Steering description (optional — e.g. "aggressive rush", "avoid buying points until late")

Model (blank = gpt-5.6-luna → gpt-5.6-terra)

Strategies

Bonus-First Trader · `strategy:patient_trader` · tweaked · gpt-5.6-luna · 3 stages (early → mid → late) · 24 rules

Description (the regeneration source — edit it, then Regenerate) Strategy JSON (stages[] with per-stage card_values · tracker_weights · priorities · until — or the flat single-stage form · fallback)

{
    "stages": [
        {
            "id": "early",
            "label": "Build useful sets",
            "until": {
                ">=": [
                    {
                        "var": "flow.turn_number"
                    },
                    10
                ]
            },
            "card_values": {
                "Diamond": 10,
                "Gold": 10,
                "Silver": 11,
                "Cloth": 16,
                "Spice": 17,
                "Leather": 17,
                "Camel": 13
            },
            "tracker_weights": {
                "rupees": 10
            },
            "priorities": [
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Leather"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Leather"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Cloth"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Cloth"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Spice"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Spice"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Diamond"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Diamond"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Gold"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Gold"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Silver"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Silver"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "market_row",
                                    "owner": "shared",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Camel"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_camels"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_good"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "mid",
            "label": "Consolidate valuable sets",
            "until": {
                ">=": [
                    {
                        "var": "flow.turn_number"
                    },
                    24
                ]
            },
            "card_values": {
                "Diamond": 16,
                "Gold": 15,
                "Silver": 15,
                "Cloth": 10,
                "Spice": 10,
                "Leather": 8,
                "Camel": 10
            },
            "tracker_weights": {
                "rupees": 10
            },
            "priorities": [
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Leather"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Leather"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Cloth"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Cloth"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Spice"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Spice"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Diamond"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Diamond"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Gold"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Gold"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Silver"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Silver"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "market_row",
                                    "owner": "shared",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Camel"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_camels"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_good"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "late",
            "label": "Close and cash out",
            "card_values": {
                "Diamond": 20,
                "Gold": 19,
                "Silver": 18,
                "Cloth": 6,
                "Spice": 6,
                "Leather": 4,
                "Camel": 3
            },
            "tracker_weights": {
                "rupees": 10
            },
            "priorities": [
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Leather"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Leather"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Cloth"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Cloth"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Spice"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            2
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Spice"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Diamond"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Diamond"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Gold"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Gold"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "hand",
                                    "owner": "player",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Silver"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "sell_goods",
                        "prefer": {
                            "name": "Silver"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "when": {
                        ">=": [
                            {
                                "count_cards": {
                                    "zone": "market_row",
                                    "owner": "shared",
                                    "where": {
                                        "==": [
                                            {
                                                "var": "card.name"
                                            },
                                            "Camel"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            3
                        ]
                    },
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_camels"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "do": {
                        "custom": "take_good"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fallback": "lookahead"
}

Duel

Seat 1 vs seat 2 (10 games; run twice with sides swapped for a fair read). Results land in the playtest report too.

Seat 1