Game design : Making computer play

[Willem]

Richard wrote:
) Here's the board (which bears only a slight resemblance to one I'd seen on 
) the Web):
)
)       +---------------+
)       | HORN   $      |
)   +---+---+---+---+---+---+
)  |L W|   | $ | $ |   |R W|
)   +E-I+--CHEST+---+---+I-I+
)  |F N|   |   |   |   |G N|
)   +T-G+---+---+---+---+H-G+
)  |   |   |   |   |   |T  |
)   +---+---+---+---+---+---+
)       |   LEGS|   |   |
)       +---+---+---+---+
)
) There are three tigers and fifteen goats.
) The tigers' goal is to eat all the goats and remain mobile.
) It seems that the initial tiger positions are: one on the horn, and one 
) each on CHEST-2 and CHEST-3 (see $ marks, above).
) The goats' goal is to block the tigers from moving.
) The goats are placed one by one.
) Tigers appear only to be able to move orthogonally (up/down/left/right) - 
) although they can use the horn to whizz across the chest (e.g. CHEST-1 to 
) HORN, HORN to CHEST-4, in two moves).
) The rest of the rules are beyond me, I'm afraid. It's not clear how tigers 
) eat goats or how goats block tigers.

If it's similar to the 'other' goats and tigers game, a tiger eats a goat
by jumping over it, for which the square behind it needs to be empty,
obviously.


SaSW, Willem
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