ICGA Journal - Volume 27, issue 2

Authors: van den Herik, Jaap

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27201

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 65-66, 2004

Authors: Sheppard, Brian

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Selective simulation is a search technique that estimates the value of a move in a state space by averaging the results of a selected sample of continuations. The value of selective sampling has been demonstrated in domains such as Backgammon, Scrabble, poker, bridge, and even Go. This article describes efficient methods for controlling selective simulations.2

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27202

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 67-80, 2004

Authors: Trice, Ed

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Chess has evolved over a span of about 2300 years. The game was not always the “packaged game” that it is today. Its origins are traceable to Indian ashtapada boards commonly used among dice-playing games of that time. This game spread from culture to culture via several different means, periodically undergoing revision. Most chess players are aware of the radical reforms that shaped the game of chess during the Medieval Era, but probably only a few players are aware of the changes proposed by former World Champion José Raoul Capablanca in the 1920s. This paper focuses on the 80-square …version of chess recommended by Capablanca, identifies some of the anomalies associated with Capablanca’s chess, and proposes a slightly modified version of his setup as a plausible enhancement, called Gothic chess. New values for the pieces on the 10 × 8 board are derived. Subsequently, five Gothic-chess computer programs are introduced. Finally conclusions and perspectives are given. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27203

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 81-95, 2004

Authors: Hernández, Julio César | López, Ignacio Blasco | Villalba, Javier García

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: New cover mediums for hiding data communication or storage are continuously being proposed. From the classical image files (bmp, gif, and jpg formats) to audio files (wav and also mp3), including text and/or html files, emails disguised as spam, tcp/ip packets, executables programs, DNA strands, etc. In this note we present and analyze a general methodology to use games (chess, go, etc.) to hide digital contents and look at some of its possible uses, improvements, and extensions.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27204

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 96-101, 2004

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27205

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 102-102, 2004

Authors: Althöfer, Ingo

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The Jenazon Cup was introduced to boost the understanding of the potentials of arbitrarily composed human+computer teams in game playing. In the Jenazon Cup, the game of Amazons is played on a 10×10 board with the standard starting position for the amazons. Each Jenazon participant is a team with an arbitrary number of members and arbitrary decision structures. Any combination of humans, programs, and computers is acceptable. The team may choose freely its ways to make decisions. This is a joint report on the Jenazon Cups of 2002 and 2003. In 2002 the team of Theodore Tegos won the Jenazon …Cup; in 2003 the team of Jens Lieberum. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27206

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 103-107, 2004

Authors: Szmit, Maciej

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27207

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 108-108, 2004

Authors: Syed, Omar | Donkers, Jeroen

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27208

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 109-109, 2004

Authors: van Reek, J. | Uiterwijk, J.W.H.M.

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27209

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 110-111, 2004

Authors: Grimbergen, Reijer

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-2004-27210

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 112-115, 2004