Gamesman - The "Shall We Play a Game?" Project




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FAQ

Question 1: How big can the initial position be?

Answer 1: Infinite rows by 26 columns is the biggest we'll ask you to handle (columns specified by a letter; rows by an arbitrarily large number)

Question 2: We were wondering about the default board pieces and sizes. Can we
assume that our boards will start with at least two pieces, one from each player?

Answer 2: The default initial board configurations are given on the handout for each game.

Question 3: What is the smallest board size we need to be able to handle?

Answer 3: You (the programmers) have control about your minimum board. You are writing get-initial-position which allows a modification of the initial position. You should allow the user to choose as small and degenerate a case as they wish.
If you've been coding your game correctly, it should require NO change in code to handle these minimum games.

Question 4: Why can't emacs load any of the game modules?

Answer 4: If you open emacs from the desktop by rightclicking and opening emacs, it will try to load files from your home directory. Open emacs from the gamesman folder by typing "emacs &" when in the gamesman directory.