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I've just got a new game listed on apps.tv. It's my own take on Reversi. Believe it or not, I was always planning this as my first game, but then PlayTeeVee came up with theirs, so I put it aside. Now theirs is gone, so, here's mine.
It automatically takes advantage of high-definition mode, if available, which I believe makes it technically the first HD game for the TiVo. But don't get too excited -- the graphics are very simple. It's more about keeping circles circular, and squares square.
You can play against the computer, or against another TiVo user. The computer is a slightly better player than in PlayTeeVee's version (though more erratic), but the algorithm was chosen mainly for its low CPU usage.
Right now, this is running on my home machine. If anyone would like to donate better hosting, let me know. (It just needs Python, and an open port.)
Acknowledgments: The routine that determines the set of legal moves was adapted from Brent Burley's Reversi.py, and the computer's strategy from Mark Williams' "Positional" strategy for the same program. Some ideas were drawn from PlayTeeVee's version, as well as from Iagno, and from the Wikipedia article on Reversi.
Edit: apps.tv is dead, but Reversi lives on. Enter 71.18.73.156 under "Add an App" on your TiVo to use it.
It automatically takes advantage of high-definition mode, if available, which I believe makes it technically the first HD game for the TiVo. But don't get too excited -- the graphics are very simple. It's more about keeping circles circular, and squares square.
You can play against the computer, or against another TiVo user. The computer is a slightly better player than in PlayTeeVee's version (though more erratic), but the algorithm was chosen mainly for its low CPU usage.
Acknowledgments: The routine that determines the set of legal moves was adapted from Brent Burley's Reversi.py, and the computer's strategy from Mark Williams' "Positional" strategy for the same program. Some ideas were drawn from PlayTeeVee's version, as well as from Iagno, and from the Wikipedia article on Reversi.
Edit: apps.tv is dead, but Reversi lives on. Enter 71.18.73.156 under "Add an App" on your TiVo to use it.