othello programing challenge

[magicwand]

will accept entry until July 31th or even longer if ppl request it

and will compete on League format(i think that is what they call)
meaning one will compete with every other player.

read thread from general chat forum for general info.
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...3&goto=newpost

lets force the move under 1 minute.
if i missed some detail i should mention.
please inform me..

i work full time and have very little time to work on this..
but i will do my best to win.


Start the challenge!~!~!~!~!~

[McGiver]

1 minute???
I would say 20 seconds on a P3 1ghz should be more than enough. You should not try to precalculate the whole game!

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the stage will load your swf and call a function named "ai".
it will also give a copy of an array containing the whole information you will need in your function. Your function will return an array with the x and the y coordinate of your turn.
example for your function

function ai(infoarray) {
return (/*any x between 0 and 7 i.e.:*/ 4, /*any y between 0 and 7 i.e.:*/ 5);
}

the infoarray will contain the current player (you)
and an array with the current field.
infoarray= [Current_Player, Current_Field_Array];
with Current_Field_Array containing 8 arrays with the x rows, containing 8 arrays with the y fields.

trace(infoarray[1][3][5]) //aka infoarray[1][x][y]
will return the owner of the field x=4, y=6 which is either
0 (empty)
1 (player1)
2 (player2)

so an example for an infoarray would be

infoarray=[1,[
[0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,1,2,0,0,0],
[0,0,1,1,2,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
]]

so the fields
[2][4]
[3][3]
[3][4]
are yours (infoarray[1][2][4]==infoarray[0])
and
[4][0]
[4][1]
[4][2]
[4][3]
[4][4]
belong to your enermy

Your function has to return a legal turn (legal x and y coordinates)
legal turns in the upper example are
[5][1]
[5][2]
[5][3]
[5][4]
so your function could
return([5,1])


if you return an invalid turn, you will lose. if your function does not return a turn within the the time limits, your movie will be unloaded and you loose.

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You are not allowed to use
- other code from outside the swf (you may not load an other swf, nor you may pass the variables to an extern script that may calculate your thing,...)
- any _global tag
- any _level tags (i.e.: _level0)
- any setInterval tags
- any on or onClipEvent statements (i.e. onEnterFrame)
- any code outside functions or prototypes (i.e. code that will be called when the movie loads)
-anything that may influence the variables on the stage (_level0) and anything that will run after the return of your answer (i.e. setInterval wit huge for loops that will slow down the other player) that I forgot to name here

You are allowed to use
- _root tag (since the stage will apply flash7's _lockroot on the subswfs )
- as many functions and prototype functions as you want

so basically your swf has to contain a function with the name "ai" that will return a valid turn. the stage size of your Movieclip should be 50x50 and can contain some avatar.


I am still working on the stage, but I have only few time at the moment.
I have to learn, because there (maybe) is a school test on tuesday or wednesday. We have a print date that is much too early for our school newspaper, so I have to work for that too.
My mother is in hospital for pneumonia (she got it from my grandma who is in hospital too), and I visit my ma at least 1 time a day there. I actually got pneumonia too, and I am feeling a little sick now, but I can't allow myself to get really ill or go to hospital, because I won't be abled to finish my work then. (and there would be noone cooking for my little brother and my dad (who is an abolute incapable cook).

[magicwand]

ok 30 second is enough

[magicwand]

i mean 20:

[farafiro]

heheheeeee
20 is cool
okey, who is the first poster??

[magicwand]

i have invited marshdabeachy from bit-101
he already finished good othello program.
lets hope he comes.

[McGiver]

hmm even 5 seconds should be enough (still a very long time)
but if people want we can say 20 seconds

[McGiver]

I didn't forget it, I was just bound to bed with my pneumonia.
As soon as I get up to date with my work, I will do this next

[CyanBlue]

Hey, hope you get better, McGiver... We all want you to...

[farafiro]

Originally Posted by CyanBlue

We all want you to...

lol
WE or YOU