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John Whelan wrote on Mon, Dec 14, 2015 11:40 PM UTC:
Muller, It is already true that some games are more computer resistant than
others.  Checkers (beaten in 1994) is less computer resistant than Chess
(beaten in 1996), which is less computer resistant than Arimaa (beaten
recently, but still, probably more computer-resistant than standard chess
in relative terms), which is less computer resistant than Go (where humans
still reign supreme).

Also, Computer resistance is a relative quality.  If the top computer can
beat the top human, a game might still be somewhat "computer resistant" if
a top human can still give an affordable computer a run for its money.  If
I play online against someone, chances are he's not getting help from the
top computer in the world.

Humans still have their strengths, and a game can cater to them.  I just worry that it might be a boring game.  I've never been fascinated by Go, for instance.

Of course, if you're just postulating the continued advance of computers until they can do ANYTHING as well as humans can or better ... then I don't necessarily deny it.