On Mar 2, 2007, at 4:27 PM, Christoffer Lernwrote: > On Mar 2, 2007, at 23:18 , Robert Dober wrote: > >> I just wondered if it might not be a good idea to shorten the Spoiler >> Period this time; if I have more BOTs to play against maybe I could >> improve mine, but I am aware that looking at the code of the other >> BOTs is spoiling the fun too, hmmm, I do not know, maybe everyone >> could decide for oneself? > > Well the tricky part with this quiz is that if you want to make > sure you have a strong bot you have to invent strong bots for it to > compete with. Just making a bot that beat all other bots is no > problem if you know how they play... That might be a good case for solving this one using an evolution algorithm to grow smarter players. Anyone trying that? James Edward Gray II