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Subject: simple time management??

Author: Magoo

Date: 05:43:02 06/12/03

Hi, my engine MiniMardi is doing well!! playing good at a fixed depth = 4.
Now i've added time management that seems to work (i think), but i wonder how
other newbie engines do this? My method is: if game has increment,
allocated_time = inc + time, where time = time_left/speed. Speed is set so that
if time_left > time_opponent, speed++, else speed--. (to match the opponent).
This method works well for slow games, but in bullet (1 0) this method doesn't
work so well, the speed variable takes "moves to update", so this means the
engine after about move 30, has <10 sec left. To fix this i use a special case
to detect the game is bullet, but of course, i dont want to this for ALL
different time controls (3 0, 5 0 etc..).

• Re: simple time management?? Tony Werten 06:36:13 06/13/03
• Re: simple time management?? Russell Reagan 10:28:11 06/12/03
  • Re: simple time management?? Mike Byrne 21:49:47 06/12/03
  • Re: simple time management?? Magoo 15:52:41 06/12/03
  • Re: simple time management?? Thomas Mayer 10:53:06 06/12/03
• Re: simple time management?? Christophe Drieu 09:25:06 06/12/03
  • Re: simple time management?? Uri Blass 09:36:17 06/12/03

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