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42 Artificial Intelligences Are Going Head To Head In "Civilization V"

Posted by samzenpus on from the race-to-build-Himeji-Castle dept.

rossgneumann writes The r/Civ subreddit is currently hosting a fascinating "Battle Royale" in the strategy game Civilization V, pitting 42 of the game's built-in, computer-controlled players against each other for world domination. The match is being played on the largest Earth-shaped map the game is capable of, with both civilizations that were included in the retail version of the game and custom, player-created civilizations that were modded into it after release.

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  1. news, why? by X0563511 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So... someone started a really big Civ V game. This is hardly news, even for nerds.

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    1. Re:news, why? by LifesABeach · · Score: 3, Insightful

      My first reaction was, "cool." It's 2 A.I.'s from Seth's crew, and 45 from other folks. It's a shame we'll not see the process of the outcome. This is only one application of A.I., not the A.I. in total. It one can see the various moves of the game happen; I'm going to go microwave some pop corn, and kick back to watch.