
AI Personality and Monopoly Strategy
Hard
Does an aggressive or cautious computer player win more games of Monopoly? You program two AI players with different personality profiles. Type A plays aggressively. Type B plays cautiously. A Random player serves as a control.
The computer plays 300 games across three sets of 100. In three-player games, Type B wins the most. Type A wins only about half as often. But in two-player games without the Random player, Type A and Type B win nearly the same number of games.
The results show that personality matters most in three-player games. Two-player games rely almost entirely on probability.
Hypothesis
The hypothesis is that the more aggressive AI player, Type A, will win more games.
Method & Materials
You will program variables into Type A and B AI players with the help of personality profile research. You will have the computer play 300 games; the first 100 with a Random AI player, the second 100 with a different Random AI player and the third 100 acting as a control with Type A and B players only.
You will need a computer, programming software, and research on personality profiles.
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The experiment showed that both probability and personality play a significant role in who wins or loses the game and that trading is very important. Also, 3 player games are much more complex and in-depth than 2 player games. The results indicated that the Type B AI player had the best playing strategy when all 3 AI players were playing.
Why do this project?
This science project is interesting because it shows how personality can affect the outcome of a game.
Also Consider
Experiment variations to consider include changing the number of players or the type of AI players used.
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