The Effectiveness of Using a Modified “Beat Frequent Pick” Algorithm in the First International RoShamBo Tournament

• Main Authors: Fernandez, Proceso L, Jr, Valdez, Sony E, Siddayao, Generino P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; game theory; rock paper scissors; RoShamBo; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Computer Sciences; Theory and Algorithms
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/78; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=discs-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this study, a bot is developed to compete in the first International RoShamBo Tournament test suite. The basic “Beat Frequent Pick (BFP)” algorithm was taken from the supplied test suite and was improved by adding a random choice tailored fit against the opponent's distribution of picks. A t...