csc@watmath.waterloo.edu (Wade Richards) (09/26/88)
The Fifth Annual
University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
Computer Othello Tournament
When: Saturday, November 12, 1988, 9:00 am EST.
Where: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Math and Computer
Building. (Room to be announced.)
Who: Anyone.
Why: To encourage programming for purposes other than completing
CS assignments.
The competition is open to anyone and everyone. Each entrant is
required to have written a non-commercial computer program which plays
the game of Othello. The programs may run on any computer that:
a) the competitor can transport to or dial up from the
competition site;
or b) is available for use by the Computer Science Club.
These include a VAX running 4.3BSD, an IBM 4341 running
VM/CMS, a Hewlett-Packard 9000 series 200 running HP-UX
(similar to System III Unix), and an IBM PC running MS-DOS.
The program may be written in any computer language, or implemented in
hardware if so desired.
Players who are unable to play in person can transmit their moves via
bitnet or telephone, or send their program to us. We will appoint a
proxy if needed to run your program for you.
If you choose to send your program in, please ensure that it will run
on a different system without problems. We will accept either
executable or source, but source has a much better chance of working.
It must be bug free, with complete implementation details. The clearer
your documentation is, the better chance we have of successfully compiling
your program. Although we will make every reasonable effort, the CSC
cannot guarantee your program's operation. In the event that we cannot
run your program, we will refund your entry fee.
The games will be run under international Othello rules, with each
player allotted 30 minutes of playing time per match. The competition
will be organized as a Swiss system tournament.
A trophy will be provided by the Computer Science Club to the top
finisher in the competition, and the winner's name will be inscribed
on the permanent tournament trophy. There will also be an award for
the top undergraduate finisher from the University of Waterloo.
Entry fee for the competition will be $5.00 (Canadian) for Club members
and $7.00 (Canadian) for others. An entry form follows in the next
article; if you are interested in competing, please fill it out and
return it.
Those who wish to submit source must have their entry in by Oct. 29, 1988
accompanied by the code. The deadline for other entries is November 5,
1988. If we have to run your executable, it must be in by this date as
well.
For complete rules or more information, please contact:
Computer Science Club
MC 3037
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3G1
(519) 885-1211 ext. 3870
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