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Free Computer Artificial Intelligence Opponents for Abstract Strategy Games with Screen Shots
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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These are FREE COMPUTER opponents for abstract strategy games (un themed or lightly themed games):
1) That you can download play against
2) That you can play against over the web
For general board and card games check out my other list:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
Please feel free to add to the list.
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Board Game: GIPF
[Average Rating:7.16 Overall Rank:319]
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Gipf for One (GF1)
http://gf1.sourceforge.net/
Professional quality program with a strong AI.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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A fast, and fun abstract game with simple rules that you can play with a chekers set.
LOAD2D -- Download and play on your PC:
http://www.guihaire.com/loa/
Feature rich and thus my choice from this list.
Windows
Download and play offline on PC or play via web:
http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/m.winands/loa/
Very world class AI but slow.
Windows
Mona & YL -- Play online againt a world class and fast AI:
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~games/
The The University of Alberta GAMES Group, also hosts other games such as hex, xiang qi, poker, checkers, and chess.
Online and platform independent.
Play humans real-time at http://www.boardspace.net
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Board Game: ZÈRTZ
[Average Rating:7.37 Overall Rank:183]
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Play via web against a human or computer opponent.
You Need to register (free) to play.
Bare graphics that are color circles on top of color circles.
http://boardspace.net
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Board Game: Blokus
[Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:200]
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Play online:
http://www.blokus.com
Choose "single player" on the left to play against the Simple Robot.
I wish I could "dumb down" the Simple Robot. Has anyone beat the Simple Robot?
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Board Game: Qubic
[Average Rating:5.12 Overall Rank:7172]
David Bush
United States
Lexington
Virginia
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http://members.cox.net/javacoco/
This is a Java emulator applet for the old Radio Shack Color Computer. There are several 3dTTT games available. I wrote "Fourcube."
Click on the Load button on the bottom left.
Click the BIN tab and then double click on Fourcube. You don't need to use the scroll bar.
Press the space bar to begin the game. You can rotate the board around the vertical axis with the left and right arrow keys. press a number 1-6 to select playing strength. 1 is easy to beat, 6 is near perfect. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll the cursor through the cells. Press Enter to move in the vacant cell where the cursor is. You can get rid of the cursor by rotating the board.
This is an unfair game; the first player to move has a winning advantage. To compensate, there is the "Faircube option." Press F at the start of a game and the computer will make the first move in a cell which is not a central or corner cell. Or, make such a first move yourself. The first player still has a winning advantage, but the program does not know how to force a win. Level 6 is very strong. If you can beat level 6 under the first move restriction of "Faircube" you should feel proud of yourself.
You can also press D and watch the computer play against itself game after game. You can do this in the middle of a game if you want.
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Board Game: Pente
[Average Rating:6.63 Overall Rank:800]
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Dweebo stone games
Pente and many variations. Great tutorial.
Strong AI
Play online:
http://www.pente.org/gameServer/index.jsp
Play with humans or computer.
Register for free but accepts donations for additional features.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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LeGame
Download and play:
In Download section
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/6474
LeGame, a L Game freeware software by P. K. Winter.
Windows PC
Strong AI
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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A game similar to Trax but can be played for more than two players.
Play against a human or a robot:
http://www.tantrix.com
You can log in as a guest to check the game out w/o registering.
Interesting game!
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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One of the best games ever made.
Many agree that the theme is extremely light that you feel more like placing color tiles on a grid rather than building a kingdom in a cradle of civilization.
It plays well with 3 players, 4 players and 2 players if played very aggressively.
Download and play a Java version:
http://www.tigrisgame.com/
The computer is mentally challenged 1 on 1 but can be challenging when you play a 4 player game because the computer is super aggressive and unpredictable.
After you practice with the computer, try a PBEM game here on boardgamegeek.com, in the Online Game section.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Download and play:
Look in the file section of Quarto for 676_bmsquatro.zip
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/681
BM's Quarto, freeware with AI by Blaise Muller, the creator of Quarto
Windows
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Plateau
According to the author's site:
"Plateau is unique and amazing in that such grand strategies can be played on such a small board. ...no other game like it." 1992 Sid Sackson
Download and play:
http://www.plateaugame.com/
Windows PC
You could also play live against a human on online (Java):
http://www.boardspace.net
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