Robot Tournament

Robot Tournament is easist to install and run with Ruby Version Manager (RVM).. Please Install RVM if you don't already have it. See http://beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/

Create and use the 'robot_tournament' gemset

rvm --create gemset use robot_tournament

Install Bundler

gem install bundler

Install the bundle

bundle install

Robots are built by programmers and have to conform to a simple protocol:

• uploaded as zip file
• zip file contains a single folder in the root from which the robot will take it's name
• the folder contains an executable file, 'move' which will be called by the tournament engine when the robot needs to make a move

See the features for examples, or the folder 'examples'

Use the following command to create and start a tournament:

./bin/create_tournament --name "battle royale" --rounds 5 --duration 10 --game rock_paper_scissors

You will also need to run

./bin/kick --repeat

Start the server like this to view the output

./bin/server

You might also want:

./bin/countdown

Turn up your speakers :)

The idea is to practice and encourage the XP principle of 'release early, release often' by rewarding early competitors with points.

People Who've Run This Session

• This session was first run at the SPA 2010 conference
• Then at the Software Craftsmanship 2010 conference.
• http://blog.dalethatcher.com/2011/10/london-clojure-dojo-robot-tournament.html

If you run a session, please send a pull request with a link to a write-up.