The project is train a bot that plays the Warlight AI Challenge.

Intermediate Deliverable One

Due Tuesday, 30 October 2018 at the beginning of class.

• Follow the general homework directions.
  • Make sure you cite all your references and contacts.
• Hand code a bot that plays the Warlight AI Challenge. Instantiate and test the Warlight AI conquest engine
• Turn in
• Your working code.
• A short (2 pages, single spaced) write-up explaining how you designed your bot, how well it performed, and lessons learned.

Intermediate Deliverable Two

Due Tuesday, 20 November 2018 at the beginning of class.

• Develop a complete system for training and testing your bot, but not necessarily having tuned the parameters of the training algorithm, nor having run it live on the online Warlight AI conquest engine.
• Turn in
• Your working code.
• A short (2 pages, single spaced) write-up explaining how you designed your bot and lessons learned.

Final Deliverable

Due: Thursday, 6 December 2018 at the beginning of class

• Train a bot that plays the Warlight AI Challenge. The bot should perform better than your hand coded bot, have tuned training parameters, and have been thoroughly evaluted on the online system.
• Turn in
• Your working code.
• A write-up (up t0 10 pages, single spaced) of the project explaining your design choices, the effectiveness of your bot (including the ranking of your bot), and lessons learned.
• Rubric