Zach's Projects

Hi Zach!

 

Looking great so far. MBs original boardgame was always one of my favourites. Can't wait to play against an AI

 

Greetings,

Manuel

Hi Zach!

 

Looking great so far. MBs original boardgame was always one of my favourites. Can't wait to play against an AI

 

Greetings,

Manuel

 

Thanks Manuel. I've got a good AI algorithm working in C and it's just a matter of porting it to assembly. A DOS implementation of my AI can be downloaded from a previous blog entry. I have never won on level 3.

Hi Zach!

 

Hm... just tried level 3 and already won the first game against it

 

Greetings,

Manuel

Hm... just tried level 3 and already won the first game against it

 

OK, after a while I figured out how to win at level 3. To make smarter AI, I'll have to learn how to do Alpha-Beta pruning. Then you might be able to play at levels 4 and 5. (Actually you can play above level 3 now, but it takes a long time for the computer to move.)

Hi there!

 

Hm... just tried level 3 and already won the first game against it

OK, after a while I figured out how to win at level 3. To make smarter AI, I'll have to learn how to do Alpha-Beta pruning.

 

Well, the game I played I tried my standard "ramp" strategy:

  *   
 * *  
*   * 
*     *

 

I worked so far that I had *won* slots 1 and 5. Thus forcing us both to build towers on the remaining slots:

 

x xxx x
x xxx x
x x*x x
x *x* x 
x xxx x
* xxx *

 

In that situation it's his turn and I won.

 

I think for the computer to have a chance to break that strategy, it should follow a rule like that early in the game:

 

if(two or more slots are considered equally good moves)

{

take the slot with the lowest number of pieces in it

}

 

Greetings,

Manuel

Those who will be attending the vgXpo in Dallas will get a chance to sample Four-Play at the AtariAge booth. I just submitted an updated demo with the following changes:

• Each player now uses their own joystick.
  
• Game ends automatically with four in a row in any direction.
  
• Scanline count stabilized at 262 lines.
  

The more I think about the A.I. the more I think I'd be better off doing a one-player puzzle game for the 1K competition. In fact, I've already got a good demo working, and I'll post it once everyone gets back from CGE and vgXpo.

 

I will bring Four-Play and my 1K puzzle game to the Classic Game Expo in California this weekend. Anyone with a 2600 set up is welcome to take a look.

 

On a side note: Saw a live performance by Carrot Top at the California State Fair tonight.

Missed this one till just now. Looks, sounds, and plays great! I can't wait to play against the computer! :)

Missed this one till just now.  Looks, sounds, and plays great!  I can't wait to play against the computer! 

 

Thanks mojofltr. Right now, my priority is to get Marble Solitaire done in time for the minigame competition, and then I'll be free to get back to Four-Play.

Just saw this; looks very nice. Be very cool to get AI going.