Advances in Computer Games 11th International Conference, ACG 2005, Taipei, Taiwan, September 6-9, 2005. Revised Papers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Herik, H. Jaap van den (Editor), Hsu, Shun-Chin (Editor), Hsu, Tsan-sheng (Editor), Donkers, H. H. L. M. (Jeroen) (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4250
• Subjects: Popular works.; Algorithms.; Numerical analysis.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Mathematical statistics.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer science.; Popular Science.; Popular Computer Science.; Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science.; Numeric Computing.; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.

Table of Contents:

• Innovative Opening-Book Handling
• Partial Information Endgame Databases
• Automatic Generation of Search Engines
• RSPSA: Enhanced Parameter Optimization in Games
• Similarity Pruning in PrOM Search
• Enhancing Search Efficiency by Using Move Categorization Based on Game Progress in Amazons
• Recognizing Seki in Computer Go
• Move-Pruning Techniques for Monte-Carlo Go
• A Phantom-Go Program
• Dual Lambda Search and Shogi Endgames
• Chunking in Shogi: New Findings
• King Race
• The Graph-History Interaction Problem in Chinese Chess
• A New Family of k-in-a-Row Games
• Exact-Bound Analyzes and Optimal Strategies for Mastermind with a Lie
• Player Modeling, Search Algorithms and Strategies in Multi-player Games
• Solving Probabilistic Combinatorial Games
• On Colored Heap Games of Sumbers
• An Event-Based Pool Physics Simulator
• Optimization of a Billiard Player – Position Play.