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Computer analysis of Starve the Fox reveals fox dominance in asymmetric board game

Programmer analyzes Starve the Fox with Monte Carlo tree search

1 Oct 29 2:42 AM · 13d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 6

A technical article examines the ancient Norse board game using computer analysis. The author implements Monte Carlo tree search in Python with OpenSpiel, testing the game's win rates between two equal players and finding the fox wins approximately 85% of the time.

“I have an unhealthy relationship with strategy games like these. I simply must put them through computer analysis to figure them out.”

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