SoK-Week2

Season of KDE 2025 – Progress Update on Pallanguli Integration

I’ve made significant progress on integrating Pallanguli into the Mankala Engine. The core mechanics are now implemented, including move generation, captures, and turn-based play. The game follows the expected rules, and initial tests indicate that it functions correctly within the engine.

Current Focus

• Verifying Rule Implementation – Ensuring all edge cases are handled correctly.
• Performance Considerations – Optimizing move generation to handle long cascading moves efficiently.
• AI Adaptation – The existing Minimax with Alpha-Beta Pruning has been applied, but improvements may be needed to account for Pallanguli’s unique characteristics.

Next Steps

• Alternative AI Strategies
  • Exploring Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to evaluate its effectiveness.
• Opening Book Development
  • Investigating precomputed strategies to improve AI’s early-game play.
• Further Testing & Refinements
  • Running game simulations to validate AI behavior and optimize performance.

This update marks a solid step forward, but there’s still work to do in refining the AI and optimizing performance. Looking forward to the next phase.

🔗 Branch: Pallanguli Integration

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