Galaxy Playing (was Re: Galaxy Turn Format) From: M22367@mwvm.mitre.org Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 19:22:45 +0000 An automated Galaxy playing program might lose quite quickly if it did not devote a good deal of it's attention to diplomacy. There is/was an effort to develop a Diplomacy playing program and it had to deal with the diplomacy of the game. Improving your position in the short term is not neccessarily the best thing. The Tintin (Russel's Game #4) have fought all their wars with at least one ally seperating them from their opponent. Had I taken my neighbors out earlier in the game, I doubt I could have survived. As it is, I have high tech levels and my industry is rebounding from a major counter-attack by the Photons (giving lie to the earlier contention that one loss = end of game). - Mike (Tintin, Game 4) Referenced By Up