BenShoemaker/flounder

Flounder is the name of my future computer go program.

The basic idea is to create a random legal move player, and then filter against a rule or pattern. Also, using combinations of rules/patterns should be interesting.

Here are the basic strategies I plan to experiment with:

Capture

if there is an opponent stone in atari, capture it.

Escape

if some of my stones are in atari, try to escape capture.

Contact

play next to one of the opponent stones (tsuke).

Extend

play next to one of my stones (tsukenobi).

PlayNearby

play near the opponents last move (term?).

PlayFaraway

play away from the opponents last move (tenuki).

OpenSpace

play in the largest remaining open space.

Surround

try to surround an opponent stone(s).

Cap

try to cap an opponent stone (boshi).

Cut

try to cut two of the opponents stones.

Hane

to reach around an opponent stone.

Jumps

One and Two point jumps (ikken tobi, niken tobi)

MonkeyJump

play in monkey jumps from my stones.

KnightsMove

knight moves of various sizes (regular - Keima, large - Ogeima, very large - Daidaigeima)

Mirror

play the mirror image of opponents last move.

CornerSideMiddle

play at key points in corner, then side, then middle.

FourWalls

try to create four walls from the center point to each side.

Grid

try to create a grid over the whole board.

DiagonalGrid

try to create a diagonal grid over the whole board.

PriorityMap

a prioritized map of the whole board.

BalanceMap

a dynamically generated map isolating balance points between stones.