ecs7017p-23

Latest release for students in the module ECS7017P at QMUL running 2022/23.

v3.0

New game metrics system. Deprecates turn order, forward model and game state refactoring, introduces game template and simplifies game registration. Several fixes and new AI players introduced.

v2.0: Merge pull request #174 from GAIGResearch/RandomSeed

New since last release:

• All games with tunable parameters
• Game, agent and heuristic optimisation framework (using NTBEA)
• Game statistics reporting
• AI player round robing tournaments
• Frontend GUI for playing all games with all players + extra run settings and parameter adjustment.
• Timing functionality for AI agent decision making (including chess-like timer with possible increments)
• GUI updates and bug fixes
• Consistency updates
• Web and documentation: tabletopgames.ai/wiki/

Summary:

• 14 games: Tic Tac Toe, Virus, Uno, Love Letter, Colt Express, Exploding Kittens, Pandemic, Battlelore, Blackjack, Diamant, Dominion, Dots & Boxes, Poker, Sushi Go!
• 4 AI players: random, OSLA (greedy), MCTS (with many tunable parameters and extensions), RMHC
• 2 human players: console & GUI

v1.0

Public base framework:

• Components, actions, rules, turn orders, visualisations, game loop, interfaces and abstract classes
• 7 games: Tic Tac Toe, Virus, Uno, Love Letter, Colt Express, Exploding Kittens, Pandemic
• 4 AI players: random, OSLA (greedy), MCTS, RMHC
• 2 human players: console & GUI