<div class="title">Map Input</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
- Your first line of input contains three space-separated
+ Your first line of input contains space-separated
parameters:
- <var>roadLength</var> <var>initialStones</var> <var>seed</var>
+ <var>roadLength</var> <var>initialStones</var>
+ <var>gameSeed</var> <var>gameSide</var>
+ <var>reserved1</var> … <var>reservedN</var>
</p>
<dl style="margin: 1em;">
<dt>roadLength</dt>
algorithms, and you're encouraged to do the same! See
examples section below for simple ways to achieve that.
</dd>
+ <dt>gameSide</dt>
+ <dd style="margin-left: 6em;">
+ which side you're on, as <const>-1</const>
+ or <const>1</const>. It's not supposed to make a
+ difference to how you handle the rest of the game, but
+ you can XOR it to your <code>gameSeed</code> to have a
+ (reproducible) random that doesn't mecessarily draw
+ when it plays against itself.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>reserved<em>N</em></dt>
+ <dd style="margin-left: 6em;">
+ one or more parameters, reserved for future use
+ </dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>