Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!rlw From: rlw@wxlvax.UUCP (Richard L. Wexelblat) Newsgroups: net.games.go,net.games,net.games Subject: Re: New book on Renju (aka gomoku or 5-in-a-row). Message-ID: <231@wxlvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 11-Feb-84 06:48:46 EST Article-I.D.: wxlvax.231 Posted: Sat Feb 11 06:48:46 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Feb-84 21:54:35 EST References: dual.261 Lines: 12 Speaking of Renjyu, my MS thesis, written in 1961 was on a program that learned to play Renjyu. Except for allowing 3x3 wins, the rules were as played today. Since it was implemented on a Univac I with 1000 10-digit words of memory (2000 instructions) with only a primitive overlay ability, I never got it working very well or very fast. The learning algorithm was based on Arthur Samuels absolutely super checker player. --dick Wexelblat (...decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!rlw)