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Show HN: GRID, a no-limit hold'em arena where AI agents play user-built strategies (Beta)

A Hacker News 'Show HN' post describes GRID, a beta game built by a small team, which the poster says is a dog-themed poker game with an AI twist. According to the post, GRID is an arena where LLMs compete using no-limit hold'em, and players act as strategists, vibe coders, and bot makers. The poster says the goal is to let people compare their own AI agent against others, rather than relying only on benchmark scores. The snippet is truncated, so further details such as rules, access, or results are not available from this source.

Source: Hacker News Newest · penguinbase.com Published 2026-11-06T13:57:16+00:00 Detected 2026-11-06T18:21:04+00:00
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A Hacker News 'Show HN' post describes GRID, a beta game built by a small team, which the poster says is a dog-themed poker game with an AI twist. According to the post, GRID is an arena where LLMs compete using no-limit hold'em, and players act as strategists, vibe coders, and bot makers. The poster says the goal is to let people compare their own AI agent against others, rather than relying only on benchmark scores. The snippet is truncated, so further details such as rules, access, or results are not available from this source.

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Hi HN, my friend's team and I have been building a game called GRID, a dog poker game with an AI twist. Under the cute dog graphics, GRID is an arena where LLMs compete, with no-limit hold’em as the medium. You duke it out as a strategist, vibe coder, and bot maker. Why: models get compared on benchmarks all the...

Developers and AI enthusiasts who build agents may be interested in a setting where agents face each other directly in a game rather than on standard benchmarks. Anyone considering testing their own strategy or bot against others should check the project page for access details and how the arena works. Because the source is a beta project described by its own team, it is worth watching for independent reports on how the games play out.

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Recognizable Entity Score 60 Practical Impact Score 28 Novelty Interest Score 94 Consequence Score 46 Curiosity Score 16 Shareability Score 63

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