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ICGA Journal - Volume 18, issue 2

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ISSN 1389-6911 (P)
ISSN  2468-2438 (E)

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The ICGA Journal provides an international forum for computer games researchers presenting new results on ongoing work. The editors invite contributors to submit papers on all aspects of research related to computers and games. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: 

 
(1) the current state of game-playing programs for classic and modern board and card games
(2) the current state of virtual, casual and video games
(3) new theoretical developments in game-related research, and
(4) general scientific contributions produced by the study of games.

Also welcome is research on topics such as:
(5) social aspects of computer games
(6) cognitive research of how humans play games
(7) capture and analysis of game data, and
(8) issues related to networked games are invited to submit their contributions.
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Mood Indigo

Authors: Herschberg, Bob | van den Herik, Jaap

Article Type: Editorial

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18201

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 69-70, 1995

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ProbCut: An Effective Selective Extension of the α- β Algorithm

Authors: Buro, Michael

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This article presents a new, game-independent selective extension of the α -β algorithm. Based on the strong correlation between evaluations obtained from searches at different depths, it is shown how the result of a shallow search can be used to decide with a prescribed likelihood whether a deep search would yield a value outside the current search window. In its application to Othello, the technique is shown to be effective in investigating the relevant variations more deeply. It significantly increases the playing strength of an already strong brute-force Othello program.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18202

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 71-76, 1995

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An Integrated-Bounds-and-Values (IBV) Numeric Scale for Minimax Searches

Authors: Beal, D.F.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Search procedures generally discover bounds as partial results before a final value is obtained. In particular, chess programs typically store such bounds in a hash table, along with any exact results, for every position processed. These values save computing time if the position is encountered again. For chess programs, upper bounds, lower bounds or exact values may occur. This paper shows how upper bounds, lower bounds and exact values can conveniently be represented using a single numeric scale, which enables program code to be slightly simpler, and avoids the necessity of a separate data item to distinguish bounds from exact … Show more

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18203

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 77-81, 1995

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A Null-Move Technique Impervious to Zugzwang

Authors: Plenkner, Stefan

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18204

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 82-85, 1995

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Review

Authors: Althöfer, Ingo

Article Type: Book Review

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18205

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 85-86, 1995

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Exploiting Symmetry on Parallel Architectures

Authors: Stiller, Lewis Benjamin

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18206

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 87-87, 1995

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Temporal Difference Learning and TD-Gammon

Authors: Tesauro, G.

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18207

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 88-88, 1995

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Information for Contributors

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18208

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 89-89, 1995

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Mikhail Moiseivich Botvinnik: An Obituary

Authors: van den Herik, H.J. | Herschberg, I.S.

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18209

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 90-91, 1995

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A Eulogy for Mikhail Moiseivich Botvinnik

Authors: Newborn, Monty

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18210

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 91-92, 1995

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Marion Tinsley: An Obituary

Authors: Schaeffer, Jonathan | Bryant, Martin | Lake, Robert | Lu, Paul | Treloar, Norman

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18211

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 93-93, 1995

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The 8th World Computer-Chess Championship Report on the Tournament

Authors: Tsang, H.K.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18212

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 93-94, 1995

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Round-by-Round

Authors: Beal, D.F.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18213

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 94-96, 1995

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The Contestants’ Programs Described

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18214

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 97-101, 1995

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Results and Games

Authors: Tsang, H.K.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18215

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 102-109, 1995

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The Saitek Challenge: Human-Computer Match

Authors: Tsang, H.K.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18216

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 110-110, 1995

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Tournament Rules – Two Amendments

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18217

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 111-111, 1995

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Minutes of the ICCA Triennial Meeting

Authors: Beal, D.F.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18218

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 112-113, 1995

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Report on the Computer Strategy-Game Programming Workshop

Authors: King, Irwin

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18220

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 113-115, 1995

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The Treasurer’s Report for 1994 (continued)

Authors: Beal, D.F.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18219

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 113-113, 1995

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The 10th AEGON Man-Machine Tournament

Authors: Verbaan, B.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18221

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 116-123, 1995

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*Socrates 2.0 Beats Grandmaster Sagalchik

Authors: Kuszmaul, B.C. | Sherman, A.T.

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18222

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 124-124, 1995

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A Vengeful Return

Authors: Weiner, O.

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18223

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 125-126, 1995

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Calendar of Computer-Games Events 1995/1996

Article Type: Calendar

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18224

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 126-126, 1995

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1995 World Microcomputer-Chess Championship

Authors: Levy, D.

Article Type: Announcement

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18225

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 126-126, 1995

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Report on ‘Board Games in Academia’

Authors: de Voogt, A.J.

Article Type: Meeting Report

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18226

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 127-128, 1995

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The Novag Award

Authors: Levy, David

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18227

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 128-128, 1995

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Christian Donninger: A Scientific Biography

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18229

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 129-129, 1995

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The 1994 ICCA Journal Award

Article Type: News

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18228

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 129-129, 1995

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The ACM Chess Challenge World Champion Kasparov to Play IBM’s Deep Blue

Article Type: Announcement

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18230

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 130-130, 1995

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The Swedish Rating List

Authors: Karlsson, T. | Grottling,

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18231

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 131-131, 1995

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How the Journal Reaches You

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1995-18232

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 132-133, 1995

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