Once Upon a Time: Pandi

[InkL0sed]

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| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| _ | @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[pancakemix]

Maybe put current player whose turn it is in the title?

[drake_259]

Bd

| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[InkL0sed]

Maybe put current player whose turn it is in the title?

Nah. This is what I'll do from now on: after a day, I'll PM them. After two days, I'll skip their turn and start looking for a replacement.

[drake_259]

sorry took a bit long was in bed when u posted and after work hadn't got to this part of the forum yet

[InkL0sed]

Don't worry about it

[Haggis_McMutton]

Fd

| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| _ | _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

With each turn the urge to build an AI that can play this is growing stronger.

[drake_259]

Create an app for it i'll buy it

[pancakemix]

Ff

| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

I'd probably spend way too much time playing against a program of this.

[InkL0sed]

Cd

| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[drake_259]

Ge

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| _ | D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[Haggis_McMutton]

Dg

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| _ | @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

Well with drake's move he now has a clear advantage.
Just saying :p

Also, you guys would play this against 3 computers? Hmm. I think I could make this a flash game in a day tops(without the AI, fine tuning it's difficulty might be tricky). Not sure about apps, I imagine they're not much more difficult.

[InkL0sed]

Well, you should easily be able to make it possible for the user to change the number of AIs. Also, out of curiosity, what would you do for the AI's algorithm?

[Haggis_McMutton]

Well, you should easily be able to make it possible for the user to change the number of AIs. Also, out of curiosity, what would you do for the AI's algorithm?

Well, if it's 1 vs 1 a simple minimax should do the trick.

I mean even without any heuristics to prune the possibilities tree you could go at least a couple of moves deep which is probably enough.

If it's 4 players though, it's trickier.

[pancakemix]

Ed

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

Well, the game is practically a 4-player Reversi with different rules regarding placement. If you were going to make an AI, a game like that could be a good starting point.

[InkL0sed]

Ef

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[drake_259]

Ae

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[Haggis_McMutton]

Ac

| _ | _ | _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[pancakemix]

Gb

| _ | @| _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[InkL0sed]

Cf
| _ | @| _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[oVo]

Ah yes, the diagonal capture. This has me wondering if there is such a thing as the double capture move as might be seen in a game of checkers? Or even a triple?

Indeed there is.

So does such an action work like Leap Frog or a King in Checkers
capturing a sequence of @s along the path?

[drake_259]

Aa
| _ | @| _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | B
|@| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[Haggis_McMutton]

Bf

| _ | @| _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| @| _ | B
|@| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

I think Ink's got this one.

[InkL0sed]

Wait. Why do you get Cf? The capture only counts if it's with the piece / @ you place...

Also, a fix of alignment:
| _ | @| _ | _ | @| _ | _ | G
| _ | _ | _ | @| @| @| _ | F
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| @| E
| _ | @| @| @| @| @| @| D
| @| _ | @| @| @| @| _ | C
| _ | _ | @| @| @| @| _ | B
| @| _ | @| @| @| _ | _ | A
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g

[pancakemix]

Yeah, captures don't chain together. If you want to adjust your move in light of that, feel free to do so.