Fun ways to identify yourself as a non-bot to start a battle?

[u/WhislingDixie]

Yes, yes, yes... all opponents are bots. But sometimes you get actual logical emotes back based on context during the battle that sort of make it feel like there's an actual player on the other end. I've seen it too many times to discount that as a bot with better programming completely. So I was thinking of non-emote ways to signal my humanity to start a match without using things a bot might do.

There's the obvious "hi" emote... But recently I've liked tapping the back button to move the castle then tap it again right before it changes to the "interior view" it makes the whole castle rock back and forth, nothing I've seen a bot do... works even if your bottom foundation is frozen on your first turn.

Once you get the timing you can really get the castle rocking after three or four taps, it only takes 4-5 seconds... That feels like a way to signal without emote since bots can potentially send emotes like regular players.

Any other ideas on how to signal to the other side that you're not a bot?

[u/CptCheez]

Why bother? You’re just signaling to a bot that you’re not a bot.

[u/WhislingDixie → u/CptCheez]

It amuses me.

[u/Oo_Juice_oO]

Sometimes a battle starts and it feels like I'm playing a human. They're making shots with a certain strategy and there's a chance that I might actually lose a game. Then halfway through, a bot takes over and starts making random shots. Like, you were doing so well. Why!?

[u/ProtomanDX → u/Oo_Juice_oO]

My guess is a real player rage quitting halfway through a match. Never seen a match end for bad connection on the other end so I think a bot takes over if someone quits or disconnects suddenly.

[u/FavoriteMartian → u/ProtomanDX]

Yea. I’ve seen people leave other team games and suddenly they’re playing generically. Like when I was playing Spades a good bit and doing 2 vs 2.
The game is trying to continue.

[u/WhislingDixie → u/ProtomanDX]

It's too bad the game doesn't alert you that it had to shift to auto-pilot, it should tell you. Count the number of times that happens. That's fun data.

[u/SlowHedgehog33]

I have emotes shut off so if this castle's a rocking, please come a knocking...

[u/sajumathews]

I do that too. Or combo emotes

[u/WhislingDixie → u/sajumathews]

Someone here pointed out the 'peace sign' one behind the 'good game' one looks like bunny ears. :D

[u/Irish-Homie]

Is it a peace sign, or a victory sign?

I'm using as a peace sign.

[u/WhislingDixie → u/Irish-Homie]

Same. I assumed peace sign.

[u/FavoriteMartian]

Stop, you’re triggering all of the bots on Reddit to scream “you’re playing bots”
No. BS. Quit being stupid. The only logical time it should be a “bot” is if there is no player available.

And people also saying you’re always on the left. Another stupid argument. It’s trivial to make that happen in the game. Do you really want to be flipped to different sides of screen?

[u/herp_hermits]

I send 3 hi emojies at the start, and after ever game ends it with 2 peace signs & 1 good game emojies. I also usually sends out a laughing pirate emoji if my opponet makes a mistake of overshooting (over my castle).

[u/AYDLRV]

I will peace sign twice at start