The files in this package are modified from the starter package for python from the Google AI Challenge. The Google AI Challenge is an Artificial Intelligence programming contest. You can get more information by visiting www.ai-contest.com.

The entire contents of this starter package are released under the Apache license as is all code related to the Google AI Challenge. See http://code.google.com/p/ai-contest/ for more details.

There are a bunch of tutorials on the ai-contest.com website that tell you what to do with the contents of this starter package. For the impatient, here is a brief summary.

• In the root directory, there are a bunch of code files. These are a simple working contest entry that employs a basic strategy. These are meant to be used as a starting point for you to start writing your own entry. Alternatively, you can just package up the starter package as-is and submit it on the website.
• The tools directory contains a game engine and visualizer. This is meant to be used to test your bot. See the relevant tutorials on the website for information about how to use the tools.
• The example_bots directory contains some sample bots for you to test your own bot against.