Connect-k is a software framework that facilitates testing and experimentation of general AI methods for games from the connect-k group.
The Connect-k family includes popular games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Go-moku, but also features a new game - Connect-6 - which has been analyzed by Dr. I-Chen Wu in a series of papers that attempt to show its fairness. However, this has not been decisively proven.
Connect-k's origins trace back to a University of Minnesota undergraduate Artificial Intelligence course project during the Spring 2007 semester. The project group, which included Jeff Deitch, Gabe Emerson, and Erik Shimshock, aimed to develop general game-playing algorithms that could handle any game within the Connect-k family. Their resultant program - currently the only available open-source program for playing Connect-6 - is highly effective and offers a seamless gaming experience.
Overall, I highly recommend Connect-k for any AI and game enthusiasts looking to explore the vast potential of Connect-k games. Its features and capabilities make it an invaluable tool to experiment with various AI systems and see how they handle challenging games within the Connect-k family.
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