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(Message started by: fotland on Feb 22^nd, 2004, 7:55pm)

Title: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by fotland on Feb 22^nd, 2004, 7:55pm

With Omar's permission, I've created a standalone windows program with the Bomb engine and Omar's graphics.

You can download a free trial version from
http://www.smart-games.com/arimaa.html

Please let me know by e-mail if you have any problems or
suggestions.

The full version gives you complete control over the engine
so you can set its strength to match your own.

Title: Re: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by omar on Mar 2^nd, 2004, 4:05pm

Has anyone else tried the full version of David's program. It's like having a local copy to Speedy; it plays just as good and maybe better if you have a faster CPU. The registration code will continue to work with all future upgrades. So it's just a one time registration fee.

I played a couple games with it at a fast speed and lost
both. It seems to be playing pretty strong on my box
which is only a P3 1.1 GHz machine.

Omar

Title: Re: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by 99of9 on May 2^nd, 2004, 6:48pm

David have you made any progress on getting the computer to play both silver and gold?

I think it would be fun to watch bomb play out some of the close games that were won on a timeout.

Title: Re: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by Fritzlein on Sep 15^th, 2004, 8:22pm

Bomb is a great opponent - everyone should buy this software.

The only feature I really miss is the ability to set up a position from scratch for analysis and/or play. Sometimes I have a game on-line and I want to see what might have happened if I had made a different move, but to get there I have to replay the whole game up to that point.

Title: Re: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by 99of9 on Sep 16^th, 2004, 8:28am

Yes, I'm with you on that. That would be really nice David! :-)

Title: Re: Bomb/speedy available as commercial software
Post by 99of9 on Sep 16^th, 2004, 8:29am

Especially in combination with a corrected "bot plays against itself" functionality.

Then we could just let the computer play out some of the most complex endgame situations.