Today the sandbox
Russian AI Cup 2014 started working. Last year, our AI ran a group of fighters, and in 2012 a tank. Apparently the organizers of the competition decided that there was enough military subjects - now we will have a team of hockey players at our disposal.
For the second year in a row, Mail.ru is the sponsor. While in their blog is not posted information about this event, but most likely it will be later. Therefore, the purpose of this topic is not to highlight the event in detail (all the information is on the site), but to create a discussion in the comments.
Championship schedule
Sandbox: from September 8 to October 19 is open to all comers; The first week will be in beta testing mode, during this period unstable system operation and significant changes in the rules are possible, and on September 15 at 00:00 the rating in the Sandbox will be reset to its original state
Round 1: September 27–28.
Round 2: October 4-5.
Final: October 11–12.
Game features
The game world is a certain two-dimensional rectangular area. The size of the area is 1024 × 768. Objects: hockey players and the puck. We control only field players, but not the goalkeeper (its mass is considered infinite). Our teams are:
- NONE. Nothing to do.
- TAKE_PUCK. Try to control the puck.
- SWING. Swing for a strike.
- STRIKE. Bump.
- CANCEL_STRIKE. Cancel blow.
- PASS. Give a pass.
- SUBSTITUTE. Perform a replacement.
Apparently there is still a Move, but at a cursory examination of the rules, I missed it.
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Features of the rounds
Round 1: a team of two hockey players. No parameters.
Round 2: a team of three hockey players. Player types appear (presets).
Final: a team of six hockey players (only three on the field). Parameters are randomized. There will be fatigue.
Other information is available by reference.
I can test only in the evening. What are your impressions?