Randomize

Well, that was kind of bad. I have read & liked a couple of short pieces by this author before, so I'm really surprised. I did not like any of the characters and couldn't sympathize with their goals.

The quantum-computing content was explained well enough for me to follow, even though I don't know anything about the topic. That wasn't the problem, but it also wasn't exciting.

Overall, it feels like an episode of a bad TV show. These are character types, not characters.

I felt compelled to write a quick review here because people are ragging on this book. Andy Weir really delves deep into the science and technology - have you read The Martian?? If you read his biography as well, he was also a software developer for many years. This short story accents just that.

If you don't want the science/tech explained to you in great analogies, then move along, Andy Weir isn't for you...

Andy Weir is a one trick pony for the Adam Sandler main characters (not rly sure why he's in the position he's in (as in, how tf did he get this job), memory loss, slightly or mostly misogynistic, uses humor to a nauseating degree) in his book the Martian and based off of reviews is exactly the same as PHM. I think he's trying to get out of it with a couple of these other books like Artemis and Randomize but he just unfortunately fails. This just wasn't great.

This is part of the Amazon Original ‘Forward Collection' curated by Blake Crouch. I loved The Martian and really liked Artemis. This kind of fits right in for them as a futuristic science story. These are available through prime for free on kindle or audible! 
This one is very straight forward. It deals with a new super computer that would allow for the gambling scene to be entirely ripped off. Pseudo-number randomizers can be hacked through this new process, allowing the cheating to appear like genuine wins, indistinguishable. When an IT guy catching this, saving his casino millions, it's too bad that not everyone is as clean. 
This was perhaps my least favorite of the Forward Collection if I'm honest. The short story features a total of perhaps three scenes, and they are all very simple. Two of which are very similar. I did like that Weir uses his signature style of heavily delivering on the science though. It just felt a little flat. 
Personally a 3/5*, just not as deep or hard hitting as the others. 

This is a rather short story, which is fine for the intended purpose of this anthology (which is a great idea and very well executed in the stories I've read thus far.) Andy Weir's story explores a particular idea - that of the effect of Quantum Computing on Casinos and how someone might try to take advantage of it. I think it's a great idea and it really had my mind exploring other areas that might also be affected or influenced by this change.

If you go into the book looking for this level of involvement, you'll find an interesting story worth the short amount of time you spent. Don't expect deep character involvement. In many short stories I've read, it seems they focus on a specific character event that is life-changing. Perhaps that is what people are expecting here.

Enjoyment, in my experience, often is relative to expectation. Hopefully this short review will help set expectations in line with the piece delivered here. I liked it!