[computer-go] Anchor player

[Don Dailey]

On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 14:03 -0400, House, Jason J. wrote:
> How well does a monte carlo bot with a fixed number of simulations fit
> your profile?  It fits everything except maybe requirement #6
> (resources).  It's also has the added benefit of being extremely simple
> to code and for others to understand.

It fits very closely.  If it's limited to about 10,000 simulations, it
doesn't take much resources but it's a bit on the weak side.

There are a few enhancements that can be done to salvage the strength
but they must be simple and well defined (and documented) if we want
something that fits all the criteria I mentioned.   

I think it's ideal if the algorithm is documented to the extent that
equivalent clones can be implemented and especially if the description
can remain quite simple.    I wouldn't want this to become a complex
engineering project.

- Don