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Arimaa / Site Discussion / Re: Corrupted game file? |
Jun 14th, 2019, 3:42pm |
| Started by Hippo | Last post by Hippo |
I have decided to resign ... losing some GMR, and unfortunatey WHR as well.
The reson for resigning was to get rid of the open game ... and what a surprise, I have lost and the game stayed open  . |
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Arimaa / Off Topic Discussion / Re: Christian Freeling on inventing games (part 2) |
May 17th, 2019, 5:16am |
| Started by christianF | Last post by christianF |
I'm eternally grateful for all the work Ed did, completely voluntary, by creating mindsports to support my games. So with java applets going the way of the dinosaur I really thought it was just a matter of time before mindsports would follow suit. Of course I wasn't happy about it, but starting all over again in html5, I thought, would be a bit to much to ask. So although we discussed the possibility occasionally, I never asked.
That's why I was elated to hear him say "I've had it with java" and that he intends to rebuild the site in html5. I was quick to say that so far as I'm concerned 'the Pit' merely contains collateral damage and that only ArenA games would need the option of online play, and maybe not even all of them.
It's a lot of work nevertheless and for Ed it's a hobby in between a job and other hobbies, so it'll start when it starts and progress gradually. The first games will be the more simple ones, implementation wise, like Symple and Havannah. It's great to realise we're still alive!
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Arimaa / General Discussion / Re: Bug in Arimaa Game Client? |
Feb 22nd, 2019, 2:44pm |
| Started by dpalmer | Last post by Max2 |
More moves which do not work in this position:
1. rd6s Ee6w Rf6x Ed6w Ec6x rd5n (from first post)
2. rd6s Ee6w Rf6x Ed6w Ec6x dd7s
3. Ee6s Rf6x Ee5n Ee6e Ef6x rd6e
4. Ee6n Rf6x Ee5s Ee6e Ef6x rd6e
All this moves have in common:
- the gold rabbit is captured passiv with first step
- the gold elephant captures itself with third step
- the 4th step pull by captured elephant is not allowed
(- all 4 steps are used
not neccessary; reproduced bug with 3 steps in other position)
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Arimaa / Events / Re: 2007 Arimaa Challenge Match |
Feb 2nd, 2019, 4:47pm |
| Started by RonWeasley | Last post by Belteshazzar |
on Feb 14th, 2007, 10:56pm, Fritzlein wrote:| I certainly don't think we need such a high standard to say that computers have passed up humanity at playing Arimaa, but let's say we really do want the Challenge to measure this standard. My hunch is that software which can beat three top humans each two games out of three (after having been exposed to community play for two weeks) must be very close, even if it isn't all the way there. If humans soon discover a reliable way to beat such software, it is probably due to a minor quirk that can soon be fixed rather than seriously flawed strategy which worked only due to surprise. Our understanding of Arimaa is probably mature enough that there isn't some strategy trick nobody has thought of yet, which pushes a bot past us only temporarily without heralding the end of human dominance. In all likelihood, the error of the current format would only be in awarding the prize one year too soon. |
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Arimaa / Say Hello / Re: Hi, I'm rediscovering the game |
Jan 17th, 2019, 10:16am |
| Started by apophis | Last post by apophis |
| Thanks eykca. Would love to play a game with a human. I mostly play on my iPhone, but that doesn't build up my profile on this site. Need to make an effort to climb the bot ladder here too. I kinda wish there was a club nearby (I'm in southern California) to play someone in real life. To solve this problem I plan to teach some friends and family. Anyway, hope to see ya online soon! |
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