Abstract
In this contribution an opening-book framework for game-playing programs is presented. The research is motivated by the aspiration to play a sequence of games successfully, i.e., to avoid losing a game twice in the same way. We show how reasonable move alternatives can be found to deviate from previous lines of play. Variants of the algorithm are used by several of today’s best Othello programs to extend their opening books automatically.
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