The Go game is definately something to look at. Indeed, no computer is actually able to beat an average amateur player. Some reasons behind are are huge branching factors, bigger board size, more visually oriented game...
According to this Computer Go discussion:
There is much yet to be done in the field of computer go. While many different approaches have been tried, the level of the best go playing programs is still low, even compared to amateur dan players (at least 10 stones !), not to mention professionals...
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The Go game is definately something to look at. Indeed, no computer is actually able to beat an average amateur player. Some reasons behind are are huge branching factors, bigger board size, more visually oriented game...
According to this Computer Go discussion:
There is much yet to be done in the field of computer go. While many different approaches have been tried, the level of the best go playing programs is still low, even compared to amateur dan players (at least 10 stones !), not to mention professionals...
Go is really worth trying