Andrew McDaniel

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Group 2

• Andrew McDaniel
• Chris Murphy
• James Rishe

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Concept 1 Flocking

• Follow the leader and spread out in a mass
  looking for food
• Very successful on very large boards and in early
  stages of games
• Not developed past conceptual design for this
  project, but could be used as a strategy in the
  future

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Concept 2Farming (Diamond Farm)

• Generally discredited but still powerful in
  single-species games with lush conditions
• Can provide a defensive mechanism
• Can be used in combination with another strategy,
  e.g. hunting
• Still room for improvement (lattice,
  checkerboard, etc.)

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Player 1 Gang Green

• Hunter/Farmer lifecycle
• Focused more on farming, but with additional
  features
• Look for nearby food outside the farm
• Leave farm if its barren
• Calculate average distance to food

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Player 2 Emerald Miners

• Three states Scouts, Colonists, and Sentinels
• Added improved communication and lifecycle
• Added defensive mechanisms

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Tournament Results(single-player)
Gang Green
Emerald Miners
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Analysis and Conclusions

• Do one thing and do it well
• Farming is only effective in certain conditions
  but it can still be improved and incorporated
  into stronger overall strategies
• There are still avenues to be explored (e.g.,
  flocking)