A simple AI for the board game Mancala
Run make mancala to build.
To run all the tests, run make test
To run the AI, just run the binary ./mancala
The commands below can be used to interact with the AI. Most are self explanitory.
quit
q
help
h
aimove (1-12) (v|verbose)
ai (1-12) (v|verbose)
Runs a single AI move at the given level (defaults to 4 if unspecified.
If verbose is specified then the full thought trace will also be printed.
move [1-6]
mv [1-6]
Performs a single move. The spaces are numbered from the current players
goal backwards, so the space closest to the current player's goal is 1 and
the furthest is 6.
print
p
undo (#)
Undoes the specified number of moves. 1 by default.
reset
pack
Prints a packaged board string that can be loaded with the 'unpack' command.
unpack <packaged board>
Loads a packaged board from the output of a pack command. The format is a
list of all the cell's counts starting from the left most (player 2's gate)
going counter clockwise followed by '-' if the game is in a terminal state,
or 1 or 2 depending on the next player to move.
autoprint [on|off]
If autoprint is on the board will be printed after each command and turn
automatically.
autoai [1|2] [off|1-12]
If an auto ai is set then an ai move at the specified level will be
performed whenever the board is on player 1 or 2's turn (whichever is
specified). This AI is reset by the 'reset' command.