Author: Michael Yee
Date: 06:30:30 08/27/05
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On August 25, 2005 at 22:40:33, Steve Lim wrote: >Hi all, > >I have been toying with the idea of trying to write some form of a chess playing >entity for as long as I can remember. Alas, I am a complete beginner at C >programming with a dash of common sense here and there. =) > >Would it be unacceptable for me to post here to provide a status report and ask >questions however simple? > >My intention is to start with a minimax tictactoe and take it from there. > >Regards, >Steve. I have two suggestions: (1) Try something a little more advanced than tic-tac-toe, e.g., go-moku (just like tic-tac-toe except you need to get 5 in a row on a larger board) or even othello. The possible benefits I see are: - more fun for you to play against as you test - won't always be able to search to the end of the game, so will have to make a heuristic evaluation function (which could still be simple) - move generation and legality checking are still almost as easy as tic-tac-toe but nowhere near as tricky as in chess (2) Consider using a language other than C. Even though C (and C++) have the reputation for being fast, I think a language like java or C# is just as good for a beginning program while providing convenient things like garbage collection. Good luck with your programming! Michael
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