Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 02:16:37 05/18/04
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On May 18, 2004 at 04:10:11, Mark Winands wrote: Hi, I registered at octi server and only then see that it is a patent holding game owned by someone. Is that university or is this a patented game which means that everything you do in the end is for the glory of someone else? ICGA supporting patented games i find a wrong move. >OCTI >Challenger: Donald Green > >OCTI is a simple, yet deep game of strategy designed to give humans >an edge over computers. The basic premise of the game is that players build >their pieces as they play. On each turn, a player must decide whether to >move a piece, improve a piece, or add a new piece to the board. This simple >framework creates an extraordinary array of strategic options and >plays to "human" strengths: long-term planning and heuristic reasoning. GAMES >MAGAZINE named OCTI "Best Abstract Strategy Game of the Year." For a >description of the game and other reviews, visit www.octi-online.com. > >OCTI AI Tournament Computer Olympiad 2004 > >Competitions will be held for the following OCTI variants: > >I. OCTI on a 6x7 board > >II. OCTI on a 9x9 board, playing to capture all three enemy bases > >Each game will be played under a two-hour time limit for each player. >Robot-designers need not be in attendance in order to compete. For >the 9x9 games, basic rules apply (i.e., no wrap-around board, no super- >prongs). > >The OCTI tournament is sponsored by prof. Donald Green (Yale >University). He offers $1000 to the winner of each OCTI tournament. > >www.cs.unimaas.nl/olympiad2004
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