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- In the classic version, you have to shoot at least one stone per turn. This isn't enforced yet. -
+ If you have stones, shoot 1 or more of them. +
+ If you don't have stones, shoot 0 exactly. +
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+   + Rule Evolution +

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+ The following ideas are still in flux, waiting for some + opinions. Please drop a word on the + contribution's page + or + + on the forum + +
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  • + Is it even worth publishing? can the problem be totally solved? +
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  • + More maps? (a map is a {road length} × {initial stone count} pair) + → Yes, there will be more maps. +
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  • + Leagues +
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    1. + single small map, cheating is tolerated, boss plays tit + for tat (9/10) or cheats (1/10) +
      2. +
    2. + rock troll and ice troll unlocked; multiple rounds; + four maps available; no cheating; boss plays well but + not perfect +
      3. +
    3. + all races unlocked; map continuum, no boss but default + AI doesn't lose. + +
      4. +
    + For the WIP phase of this draft, I'll likely merge the last + two leagues into one because we need data on what makes the + games interesting. +
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  • + Fog of war? Cancelled. Not in this game. +
    • +
  • + Praise for my artistic skillz. There can never be enough + of that. +
    • +
  • + Other remarks? +
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Victory Condition
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Your opponent loses.
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Defeat Condition
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  • The troll reaches your castle.
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  • When no player has stones left, the troll is closer to your castle.
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+   + I/O Protocol +

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+ This place used to read: “Just read the sample code. You can + figure this out.” Here are the formalities for that + other part of the audience. +

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Map Input
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+ This section's HTML gets messed up somewhere in the SDK + pipeline. I reported it there; and there + you'll be able to find a readable representation of this + block. Sorry about the inconvenience… +

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+ Your first line of input contains five space-separated + parameters: + roadLength initialStones + gameSeed gameSide + reserved +

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roadLength
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+ distance between both castles, between 6 + and 14. +
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initialStones
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+ number of stones a castle starts the day with, + between 0 and 50. +
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gameSeed
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+ the game's seed. The game AIs use it to provide you + with reproducible matches even when they use stochastic + algorithms, and you're encouraged to do the same! See + examples section below for simple ways to achieve that. +
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gameSide
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+ which side you're on, as -1 + or 1. It's not supposed to make a + difference to how you handle the rest of the game, but + you can XOR it to your gameSeed to have a + (reproducible) random that doesn't mecessarily draw + when it plays against itself. +
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reserved
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+ reserved for future use, ignore for now +
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Turn Input
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+ At each turn, you are provided with the following three + space-separated values: + trollDistance + stones + opponentStones +

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trollDistance
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+ distance between the troll and your castle +
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stones
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+ number of stones you have left +
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opponentStones
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+ number of stones your opponent has left +
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Turn Output
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+ After having received your turn input, you are to output + a single integer stones: the number of stones + you wish to throw at the troll. +

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+ You may optionally provide a message you wish + your castle to yell at the troll or at your opponent. + Just append it to your output, being sure to separate it + with at least one space. + +

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Timing Considerations
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+ You're currently allowed the default SDK timings. I + think it's one second for the first turn and 50 ms + then, but don't quote me on this. +

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+   + Proper RNG seeding examples +

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Language FamilySample
JVM + long mySecretSalt = 0x4242424242424242L;
+ Random random = new Random(gameSeed ^ gameSide ^ mySecretSalt); +
C, C++, Perl… + srand(gameSeed ^ gameSide ^ 0xdeadb33f);
+ std::srand(gameSeed ^ gameSide ^ 12345);
+ srand( $gameSeed ^ $gameSide ^ 0xCAFE_BABE ); +
OtherUnachievable until proven otherwise
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+   + Expert rules +

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+ In the lower leagues, the following maps are currently + available and randomly yet extremely fairly (you wouldn't + believe the effort that went into this) chosen uniformly at + random among the following: +

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Road lengthStones
615
630
1430
1450
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+ You can also override them via game + settings roadLength and initialStones, + so long as you remember you won't be choosing them for + ranking play. +

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+   + Change Log +

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+ I'm not maintaining the full changelog here anymore as the + game's source + repository is now publicly available. I'll just make note + of the single latest change, so you can know how far behind you + were lagging. Patches welcome, BTW. +

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+ This draft's last change is: + + iddqd. + +

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+ “Trolls simply detest the very sight of dwarves (uncooked).” +
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+ — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit +
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+ Based on an involuntary suggestion by + + Zaap38 + + on the #Fr channel. The original appears to be by + + Romain André-Lovichi + . +

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