[josh_p]

I know the author specifically did not use a rules engine in their simulation because of uncertainty on how it would affect it.

I do still wonder if adapting something like card forge for llm use would result in engaging gameplay with an llm.

https://github.com/Card-Forge/forge

[fc417fc802]

> because of uncertainty on how it would affect it.

Have the LLM submit a proposed move and either advance the game state or reply "permission denied, try again". Probably also log the number of times it happens since attempted violations seems like a valuable signal as well.

[CallumFerg]

I actually considered using card forge when I started this. I mostly didn't end up using it because of how much more work it would have been.

But also with a rules engine, you have to manually go though every step, and pass priority after every action.

I think it makes more sense to let an LLM play magic like a person would. On early turns it is acceptable to say "I play a land and pass" without going through every phase. And you can say "I tap all my land and play this card" without having to use a tool call and agent turn for every land tap.

Also card forge would not let you goldfish a deck. You must have opponents.

[fc417fc802]

Those things sound less like general problems with rules engines and more like deficiencies of card forge IMO.