Very simple game, but pretty fun to play a few times! It's like yahtzee - 90% luck and a little bit of skill thrown in to make it interesting. The strategies of the game itself are fairly simple - if you get anything other than a 1, the roll's value is added to your score. If you hit a 1, then you lose everything you gained on that turn, and you can pass your turn to avoid the 1 coming up. The computer (edited based on comments) is super smart, the author implemented one of the strongest strategies, so you have a less than 50% chance of winning even with ideal play, but somehow I got lucky and beat out the computer. I stuck with a strategy of doing 2-5 rolls at max and passing, and won on my first try. But the second time I played, the computer got off to a great start and I wasn't able to come back. Losing the game is quite terrifying, as the pigs suddenly turn on you and scream your headset out. Overall, a fun dice game, but probably needs just a bit more strategy to keep players interested for longer. :)
Ironically, you probably just got lucky the first time. The computer AI is actually smart - indeed, if I implemented the computer science paper correctly, it is optimal, and wins slightly more than half of the time, assuming the other player is also optimal. One counterintuitive strategy is, if your score is under 21, to always roll. It's a solved game, sure, but it definitely has more strategy than you might initially think. Look up Pig, the dice game, for more info.
Fascinating. I didn't realize there was so much documentation regarding this game. So the computer must be really strong then, that's a bad overlook by me, I've edited my original post. I think I just got lucky because I was winning more often than the computer :) Great work! And the screaming was partly my fault - I had my volume at max and didn't expect anything dramatic to happen in such a peaceful game, haha
Update: I've found myself playing this here and there despite already completing the game a handful of times, it's just oddly fun! Today I won 100-0 against the computer, my very first shutout, lol. I think multiplayer Porko should be an option in the future!!
Very simple game, but pretty fun to play a few times! It's like yahtzee - 90% luck and a little bit of skill thrown in to make it interesting. The strategies of the game itself are fairly simple - if you get anything other than a 1, the roll's value is added to your score. If you hit a 1, then you lose everything you gained on that turn, and you can pass your turn to avoid the 1 coming up. The computer (edited based on comments) is super smart, the author implemented one of the strongest strategies, so you have a less than 50% chance of winning even with ideal play, but somehow I got lucky and beat out the computer. I stuck with a strategy of doing 2-5 rolls at max and passing, and won on my first try. But the second time I played, the computer got off to a great start and I wasn't able to come back. Losing the game is quite terrifying, as the pigs suddenly turn on you and scream your headset out. Overall, a fun dice game, but probably needs just a bit more strategy to keep players interested for longer. :)
Ironically, you probably just got lucky the first time. The computer AI is actually smart - indeed, if I implemented the computer science paper correctly, it is optimal, and wins slightly more than half of the time, assuming the other player is also optimal. One counterintuitive strategy is, if your score is under 21, to always roll. It's a solved game, sure, but it definitely has more strategy than you might initially think. Look up Pig, the dice game, for more info.
Oh, and sorry about your ears, 10 squealin' warthogs can be a bit much!
Fascinating. I didn't realize there was so much documentation regarding this game. So the computer must be really strong then, that's a bad overlook by me, I've edited my original post. I think I just got lucky because I was winning more often than the computer :) Great work! And the screaming was partly my fault - I had my volume at max and didn't expect anything dramatic to happen in such a peaceful game, haha
Update: I've found myself playing this here and there despite already completing the game a handful of times, it's just oddly fun! Today I won 100-0 against the computer, my very first shutout, lol. I think multiplayer Porko should be an option in the future!!