Each match has its length determined by an exponential distribution with each round having a 1% chance of being the last. At the end of the tournament, scores will be adjusted to make up for some programs playing more rounds than others (specifically, your score will be multiplied by the average number of rounds played and divided by the number of rounds you played)
Won’t this make the tournament pretty boring? Why make things easier for Tit4tat?
In order to make its decision, each strategy is allowed to know the entire history of this match, as well as all previous matches by itself and its opponent
Only the matches between itself and its opponent or all its matches and all its opponent’s matches?
Only the matches between itself and its opponent or all its matches and all its opponent’s matches?
Definitely the second. I will edit the article to make this clearer.
Won’t this make the tournament pretty boring? Why make things easier for Tit4tat?
Maybe, we’ve already had a fixed length contest though so I thought I’d change it a bit. The existence of a cooperatebot ought to shake things up a little for the nicey-nicey crowd.
In order to make its decision, each strategy is allowed to know the entire history of this match, as well as all previous matches by itself and its opponent
Only the matches between itself and its opponent or all its matches and all its opponent’s matches?
Second the question. The default meaning seems to be the first but the latter is the only one that would make sense as a rule to have if the game is to be at all interesting.
Won’t this make the tournament pretty boring? Why make things easier for Tit4tat?
Only the matches between itself and its opponent or all its matches and all its opponent’s matches?
Thanks for doing this!
I’d imagine this gives a huge advantage to clique bots, as it makes it that much easier for them to identify each other.
Definitely the second. I will edit the article to make this clearer.
Maybe, we’ve already had a fixed length contest though so I thought I’d change it a bit. The existence of a cooperatebot ought to shake things up a little for the nicey-nicey crowd.
Second the question. The default meaning seems to be the first but the latter is the only one that would make sense as a rule to have if the game is to be at all interesting.