[pbmserv] random player

[Martin Moller Pedersen <tusk@daimi.au.dk>]

>From: ltp1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk
>Subject: [pbmserv]  Broadcast from randumb via PBM Server

>        I've decided to see if there are any games where the algorithm:
>                1. List all moves
>                2. Select a move from list uniformly at random

>       is any good. randumb is a user who will perform precisely this algorithm in
>any game he is challenged to
>        (subject to being able to come up with an algorithm for step 1.)
>
>        randumb will accept up to 2 challenges in any game from any user.

That sounds like me playing Backgammon or Ataxx :-)
And it will work in games where you can't make a direct attack. So this wil not
work in eg. Trax. 

Maybe this random-player is a good idea if you are a newbie to a game and you would
like to try a few games to understand the rules. 

Regards
"chaz"