Brian Liou
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Backend and distributed systems engineer. Cornell CS, Amazon, DoorDash.

Latest Project

Solving Gobblet Gobblers: Building a 20-Million Position Tablebase

Solving Gobblet Gobblers: Building a 20-Million Position Tablebase

Gobblet Gobblers is a tic-tac-toe variant with a stacking mechanic, marketed as a children’s game (ages 5+). I solved the game, built a 20-million position tablebase, and deployed a web UI for exploring optimal play.

December 23, 2025 View project →

Latest Writing

Play Power Law Games

Most people spend their lives optimizing normal distribution games where outcomes are predictable and capped. The real leverage comes from identifying and playing power law games where one win can outweigh everything else combined.

February 10, 2026 Read post →