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childClone() - Method in class GameNode

childClone - returns a clone of this node that has been made a child of this node and has a depth one greater than this.

chooseMove(MancalaNode, long) - Method in class HumanMancalaPlayer

Display remaining time, legal moves and query user until legal move is entered.

chooseMove(MancalaNode, long) - Method in interface MancalaPlayer

chooseMove - This is where your code takes over as a MancalaPlayer.

chooseMove(MancalaNode, long) - Method in class TnellerMancalaPlayer

Choose a move for the given game situation given play time remaining.

clone() - Method in class GameNode

clone - see Main (pp.

clone() - Method in class MancalaNode

clone - return a deep clone of the MancalaNode.

E

eval(GameNode) - Method in interface GameTreeSearcher

eval - Returns the estimated minimax value of the given node.

eval(GameNode) - Method in class MinimaxSearcher

eval - return the depth-limited minimax value of the given node

expand() - Method in class GameNode

expand - return a Vector of all possible next game states

G

GameNode - class GameNode.

A general representation for a discrete game node.

GameNode() - Constructor for class GameNode

gameOver() - Method in class GameNode

Return result of terminal state test.

gameOver() - Method in class MancalaNode

gameOver - return true if no pieces left in play pits.

GameTreeSearcher - interface GameTreeSearcher.

GameTreeSearcher.java - a simple interface for a game-tree search class Created: Wed Oct 16 16:44:00 2002

getBestMove() - Method in interface GameTreeSearcher

getBestMove - Returns the best move for the node most recently evaluated.

getBestMove() - Method in class MinimaxSearcher

getBestMove - Return the best move for the node most recently evaluated.

getLegalMoves() - Method in class GameNode

Return an array of integers encoding legal moves for current state.

getLegalMoves() - Method in class MancalaNode

Return an array of legal mancala moves.

getNodeCount() - Method in interface GameTreeSearcher

getNodeCount - Returns the number of nodes searched for the previous node evaluation

getNodeCount() - Method in class MinimaxSearcher

getNodeCount - returns the number of nodes searched for the previous node evaluation

getPlayer() - Method in class GameNode

getPlayer - return the current player (GameNode.MAX or GameNode.MIN).

H

HumanMancalaPlayer - class HumanMancalaPlayer.

HumanMancalaPlayer - an agent relying entirely upon human intelligence for decision making through a simple text

HumanMancalaPlayer() - Constructor for class HumanMancalaPlayer

HumanMancalaPlayer constructor.

I

initialState() - Method in class GameNode

Set game to initial state.

initialState() - Method in class MancalaNode

Set initial Mancala state.

L

lap() - Method in class Stopwatch

Return millisecond stopwatch time elapsed so far.

M

main(String[]) - Static method in class Mancala

main - manage a timed mancala game

makeMove(int) - Method in class GameNode

Assuming move is a legal move (see legalMoves()), make the appropriate change to the game state and update the player.

makeMove(int) - Method in class MancalaNode

Make the designated move, redistributing pieces from the indicated position and updating player accordingly.

Mancala - class Mancala.

Mancala - Timed mancala game manager.

Mancala() - Constructor for class Mancala

MancalaNode - class MancalaNode.

MancalaNode - a mancala game node

MancalaNode() - Constructor for class MancalaNode

MancalaPlayer - interface MancalaPlayer.

minimaxEval(GameNode, int) - Method in class MinimaxSearcher

maximize - MAX node evaluation of minimax procedure.

MinimaxSearcher - class MinimaxSearcher.

MinimaxSearcher.java - a depth-limited minimax searcher without alpha-beta pruning Created: Wed Oct 16 16:15:26 2002

MinimaxSearcher(int) - Constructor for class MinimaxSearcher

Creates a new MinimaxSearcher instance with the given depth limit.

moveToString(int) - Static method in class MancalaNode

Translates move integer to a String.

P

parent - Variable in class GameNode

variable parent - parent of this game node

piecesRemaining(MancalaNode) - Method in class TnellerMancalaPlayer

Returns the number of pieces not yet captured.

player - Variable in class GameNode

first player MAXimizer by default

prevMove - Variable in class GameNode

previous move applied to reach this node.

R

reader - Variable in class HumanMancalaPlayer

reset() - Method in class Stopwatch

Reset the millisecond stopwatch.

S

start() - Method in class Stopwatch

Start millisecond stopwatch.

state - Variable in class MancalaNode

How to interpret the Mancala state variable: Let the mancala pits be notated thus: f e d c b a g G A B C D E F where A-F are the first player's (MAX's) pits, G is the first player's (MAX's) scoring pit, a-f are the second player's (MIN's) pits, and g is the second player's (MIN's) scoring pit.

stop() - Method in class Stopwatch

Stop millisecond stopwatch and return total time elapsed.

Stopwatch - class Stopwatch.

A simple millisecond stopwatch.

Stopwatch() - Constructor for class Stopwatch

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TnellerMancalaNode - class TnellerMancalaNode.

My simple extension of MancalaNode with a simple utility evaluation.

TnellerMancalaNode() - Constructor for class TnellerMancalaNode

TnellerMancalaNode constructor.

TnellerMancalaNode(MancalaNode) - Constructor for class TnellerMancalaNode

TnellerMancalaPlayer - class TnellerMancalaPlayer.

TnellerMancalaPlayer - My simple implementation of a mancala player with a simple, messy hack for distributing game-play.

TnellerMancalaPlayer() - Constructor for class TnellerMancalaPlayer

toString() - Method in class MancalaNode

String representation of current game state.

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utility() - Method in class GameNode

Return the estimated utility of the current game position, unless game is over.

utility() - Method in class MancalaNode

Return an estimation of game node utility, unless game is over.

utility() - Method in class TnellerMancalaNode

My simple utility method returns different in MAX/MIN score.

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