The dot game is a game where two players have a grid of dots that can be pressed in. Each row in the grid can have an arbitrary number of dots. On each player's turn, they can press in as many dots as they'd like, as long as the dots are within the same row. Players must press in at least one dot on their turn. Whichever player presses in the last dot loses.
To play a game with the AI you can use the following.
> python main.py -c --initial_state 2 3
Player turn: 1
Row 0: oo
Row 1: ooo
Your turn
Choose row to pop (0 indexed): 1
Choose pop to pop: 1
Play: 1 1
Player turn: 2
Row 0: oo
Row 1: oo
Play: 0 1
Player turn: 1
Row 0: o
Row 1: oo
Your turn
Choose row to pop (0 indexed): 1
Choose pop to pop: 2
Play: 1 2
Player turn: 2
Row 0: o
Row 1:
Play: 0 1
Congrats to player 1
It was fun playing!After completing a game you can then request hints for different moves to play based on the state of the game. This can be used to assist you in gameplay against another human.
Responses for each hint is (Outcome assuming optimal play [1: Player 1 wins, 2: Player 1 loses], row, number of dots to push).
Do you want a hint [Y/N, Default: Y]?
Are you player 1 or 2 [Default: 1?
What is the current state of the game (insert space delimited sequence e.g. '2 2 1')? 2 3
Player turn: 1
Row 0: oo
Row 1: ooo
Optimal play is row 1 and number of dots 1.
Do you want a hint [Y/N, Default: Y]?
Are you player 1 or 2 [Default: 1? 2
What is the current state of the game (insert space delimited sequence e.g. '2 2 1')? 2 2
Player turn: 2
Row 0: oo
Row 1: oo
Optimal play is row 0 and number of dots 1.
Do you want a hint [Y/N, Default: Y]? N