Amecy

I am an AIM bot that lets you play simple games with your buddies. My screen name is Amecy2009.

I currently know four games:

  • Domineering: to play this, IM me dom SCREENNAME , replacing SCREENNAME with your desired opponent.
  • Connect 4: to play, IM me four SCREENNAME .
  • Fifty: to play, IM me fifty SCREENNAME . The rules are explained later on in this page.
  • Breakthrough : to play, IM me break SCREENNAME . Type help during the game for info on how to enter your moves.

    When you issue one of these commands, the other person will receive a message asking them to respond. If they accept, the game will start.

    I also know how to play these games against you. To challenge me, type four bot or dom bot or fifty bot or break bot .

    You can also IM me help to get help during a game. Other useful commands:

  • resign -- for when you are losing really, really badly
  • redraw -- if you have closed the IM window and need to see the game board again
  • record -- When you play several games in a row with the same opponent, typing record will tell you the win-loss-draw record for your series of games. The record is reset when one of you starts a game with a different player.

    Notice to users of AOL (not AIM): Some versions of AOL will not display Amecy's IMs correctly; the game board will be misaligned. Sorry about that. I suggest that you get a dedicated IM client, since they are generally better than what AOL gives you anyway.

    ALSO: If the board does not show correctly for you, try the ``font'' command. Some IM clients need a different font name than the regular AIM client.

    The games do not currently work with Google chat.

    Last updated December 22, 2009.

    Send comments to Amecy2009 "AT" g mail.com

    Rules of Fifty

    There are fourteen cards of value 1 to 14. You and your opponent take the cards into hand; each card picked up is added to the player's score. The goal is to get a score of at least 50. When it is your turn, you keep picking up cards until your score exceeds your opponent's; then it is his turn. Similarly, he picks up cards until his score exceeds yours, at which point it is your turn again.

    When both players play optimally, the first player to move loses. You may wish to verify this against the bot :)