CoreWar "Koenigstuhl" Page

This hill is named after the location of the place where I worked (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy) until 1997 ('Koenigstuhl' translates to 'King's Chair'). Similar to Planar's Mt.Olympus (last update: 1998-08-31) this is an infinite hill. The difference is that I separated the hill into several categories and I let every program fight every other program:

88 ('88 instruction set) - KotH: Lithobolia C yvfp by Steve Gunnell
TOP-50: Top 50 of the 88-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Into the Unknown by John Metcalf: TOP-50: Top 50 of the 88-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Into the Unknown by John Metcalf
94nop ('94 instruction set, no Pspace, no '88 programs) - KotH: Hullab3loo by Roy van Rijn
TOP-50: Top 50 of the 94nop-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Hullab3loo by Roy van Rijn: TOP-50: Top 50 of the 94nop-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Hullab3loo by Roy van Rijn
Pspace (Pspace-only) - KotH: Sunset by David Moore
TOP-50: Top 50 of the Pspace-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Sunset by David Moore: TOP-50: Top 50 of the Pspace-Koenigstuhl - KotH: Sunset by David Moore

ICWS/64 (CORESIZE==8192 && MAXPROCESSES==64): KotH: Twimp by Monika Keindl
ICWS (CORESIZE==8192 && MAXPROCESSES==8000): KotH: Eye of the Storm T by John Metcalf

Limited Process (MAXPROCESSES==8 && MAXLEN==200): KotH: R.O.U.S. by S.Fernandes
X (CORESIZE==55440 && MAXLEN==200 && MAXCYC==500000): KotH: Fatamorgana X by Zul Nadzri
Tiny (CORESIZE==800 && MAXLEN==20 && MAXCYC==8000): KotH: e21ca502-19d74cde-aae5d752.rc by bvowk
Nano (CORESIZE==80 && MAXLEN==5 && MAXCYC==800): KotH: Quantum Foam by inversed
Odd Hill (non-competitive, special tournament rule sets)

'88 hill(s): "-8 -r 1000"

Recursive 88-Koenigstuhl (647 entries: 88.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the 88-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' 88-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Recent entries: (rank on recursive 88-Hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
1: Lithobolia C yvfp , Steve Gunnell, (Jan/04)
8: Torment , John Metcalf, (Jun/08)
33: Agony 4.1 kzkb , Stefan Strack, (Jan/04)
35: Sixth Sense vjfn , Wayne Sheppard, (Jan/04)
57: Tangle Trap 3 dlhu , David Moore, (Jan/04)
65: Pyroclastic Flow B zdbs , Steve Gunnell, (Jan/04)
79: Positive Knife '88 kdyp , Ken Espiritu, (Jan/04)
80: Not Yeti B imqb , Steve Gunnell, (Jan/04)
105: Dubstep A jyoh , Steve Gunnell, (Jan/04)
154: R.O.U.S. , S.Fernandes, (Mar/22)
166: ]enigma[ , Michal Janeczek, (Jun/10 -- moved from ICWS)
170: Flash Paper3.8 , Matt Hastings, (Jun/08)

88-TOP-50 Hill, "-8 -P", '88 rules (15602 rounds)

Any program that reaches rank-50 or higher on the '88-Koenigstuhl will also enter the TOP-50 Koenigstuhl. Programs that fall below rank-50 on both ('88 and TOP-50) hills will be removed from the TOP-50 Koenigstuhl.

TOP-50 of the '88-Koenigstuhl (88top50.tar.gz)

Recent entries: (rank on TOP-50 hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
3: Lithobolia C yvfp , Steve Gunnell, (Jan/04)
21: Torment , John Metcalf, (Jun/08)
24: Sixth Sense vjfn , Wayne Sheppard, (Jan/04)
25: Agony 4.1 kzkb , Stefan Strack, (Jan/04)

Recent leaves: (program, author, date)
Agony 3.1, Stefan Strack, (Jan/04)
Abomination, John Metcalf, (Jan/04)

'94nop-hill(s), "-r 1000", no Pspace

Recursive 94nop-Koenigstuhl (1014 entries: 94.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the 94nop-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' 94nop-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Recent entries: (rank on recursive 94nop hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
30: Discord (decoy) , John Metcalf, (Jun/08)
69: Elixir , John Metcalf, (Jun/08)
77: Discord , John Metcalf, (Apr/11)

94nop-TOP-50 Hill, "-P", 94nop rules (15602 rounds)

Any program that reaches rank-50 or higher on the 94nop Koenigstuhl will also enter the TOP-50 Koenigstuhl. Programs that fall below rank-50 on both (94nop and TOP-50) hills will be removed from the TOP-50 Koenigstuhl.

TOP-50 of the 94nop-Koenigstuhl (94top50.tar.gz)

Recent entries: (rank on TOP-50 hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
12: Discord (decoy) , John Metcalf, (Jun/08)

Recent leaves: (program, author, date)
Herbal Avenger , Michal Janeczek , (Jun/08)
HazyLazy C 11 , CS SG , (Jun/08)
HazyLazy A 70 , Steve Gunnell , (Jun/08)
Dawn 2 , Roy van Rijn , (Jun/08)
Hairy Puffy Twins , Roy van Rijn , (Jun/08)
paper(paper(paper(clear))) , Sascha Zapf , (Jun/08)

Pspace-hill(s), "-r 1000", Pspace ok

Recursive Pspace-Koenigstuhl (204 entries: pspace.tar.gz)

Note: "-P" (randomizing all possible starting positions) will not make the battles reproducible, because the order of the fights makes a difference with P-space.

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the Pspace-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' Pspace-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Pspace-TOP-50 Hill, "-P", Pspace ok (15602 rounds)

Any program that reaches rank-50 or higher on the "full" hill will also enter the TOP-50 hill. Programs that fall below rank-50 on both hills will be removed from the TOP-50 Koenigstuhl.

TOP-50 of the Pspace-Koenigstuhl (psptop50.tar.gz)

ICWS/64 hill(s): "-r 1000 -8 -s 8192 -p 64"

Recursive ICWS/64-Koenigstuhl (475 entries: icws64.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the ICWS/64-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' ICWS/64-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

ICWS hill(s): "-r 1000 -8 -s 8192 -p 8000 -c 100000"

Recursive ICWS-Koenigstuhl (478 entries: icws.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the ICWS-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' ICWS-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

LP hill(s): "-r 1000 -p 8 -l 200 -d 200" (88, 94, Pspace)

Recursive LP-Koenigstuhl (149 entries: lp.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the LP-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' LP-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Recent entries: (rank on recursive LP-Hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
1: R.O.U.S. , S.Fernandes, (Mar/22)

X hill(s): "-r 1000 -s 55440 -c 500000 -p 10000 -l 200 -d 200" (88, 94, Pspace)

Recursive X-Koenigstuhl (201 entries: x.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the X-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' X-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Tiny hill(s): "-P -s 800 -c 8000 -l 20 -d 20 -p 800" (1522 rounds)

Recursive Tiny-Koenigstuhl (433 entries: tiny.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the T-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' Tiny-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Recent entries: (rank on recursive Tiny-Hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
2: Double Shock , inversed, (Apr/08)
6: Resinoid , John Metcalf, (Mar/08)
8: Tarragon , John Metcalf, (Mar/08)
10: Desert Rose , inversed, (May/27)
11: Wizard , John Metcalf, (Mar/08)
13: Dimachaerus 3 , inversed, (May/27)
15: Hardliner , inversed, (Apr/08)
17: Microfunk , inversed, (May/27)
18: Synergy 2 , inversed, (May/27)
25: BiShot Redux , Schmidt/Metcalf, (Jun/08)
27: Desync , inversed, (May/27)
28: Raven , John Metcalf, (Mar/08)
33: Spiky Palms , inversed, (May/31)
44: AR: Chthonic Bunny , inversed, (May/31)
47: AR: Lava Flow , inversed, (May/31)
52: The Black Knight Returns , Christian Schmidt, (Jun/08)
63: Chaderia Hysura , inversed, (May/27)

Nano hill(s): "-P -s 80 -c 800 -l 5 -d 5 -p 80" (142 rounds)

Recursive Nano-Koenigstuhl (442 entries: nano.tar.gz)

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the Nano-hill. Scores against top 50%, 25%, 10% of the 'flat' Nano-hill. (Bold typeface ranks indicate programs that are within the top N-% of the 'flat' hill)

Recent entries: (rank on recursive Nano-Hill, program, author, date-of-entry)
3: Another MEVO Thing , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
4: 7_3 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
5: Little Bang , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
9: Steaming Pebbles , Terry Newton, (Jul/05)
10: Crimson Climber , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
15: Reflow Oven , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
21: Free the Fish! , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
22: Creamed Corn , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
28: Frothering Foam , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
29: Just a MEVO Thing , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
31: Multipoint Singularity , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
34: 3_20 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
37: NanoWorms , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
40: Fragor Calx , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
42: Cosmic Uncertainity , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
44: 57_6 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
45: Furry Critter , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
49: Dementis Proeliator , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
50: NT 514 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
52: JB268 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
60: 11_16 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
62: Mongoose Munchers , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
77: 45_19 , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
112: Bazillion Blue Bazukas , Terry Newton , (Jul/05)
326: 0514 , Terry Newton, (Jul/05)

Odd hill: "-r 50 -l 800 -d 800" (88, 94 & Pspace) (1094 entries: odd.tar.gz)

Hill for all programs that do not fit any other hill (eg. special tournament rounds or non-competitive programs).

Flat (un-weighted) scores against all of the Odd-hill.

Easter 2016 Tournament

Tiny Stone Challange (May 2015)

Valentine 2015 Tournament

Halloween 2014 Tournament

Spring 2014 Tournament

"Flat" Scores:
On each hill a new challanger fights a N-round battle against every programs (different from Mt.Olympus) already on the hill. The result of this battle changes the score for both opponents:

For the programs already on the hill:: new_score = {old_score * (#hill-1) + score_against_challenger} / #hill
For the 'challenger':: score = (score1 + score2 + ...) / (#hill)

After doing all battles for a new challenger I re-order the hill and write the new hill-page(s).

"Recursive" Scores:
Current: The recursive algorigthm weights scores against better programs more and calculates a new hill from the data provided by the "flat" hill. This procedure is repeated (with decreasing absolute weights) until a stable hill is reached (or a cut-off of 25 programs is reached).

Maybe in the future? The recursive algorighm starts with the round-robin (flat) scores of the entire hill. The bottom half is fixed in place, then the top half is re-evaluated only within itself. This process is repeated until the top part reaches a cut-off size of 50 programs.

If you cannot find your program(s) here, please send your program to birk AT carnegiescience DOT edu with a subject line like 'Koenigstuhl entry'. Please note that the Koenigstuhl is an "archive" hill, ie. published programs only. If you would like to see how your program would do on the Koenigstuhl before you publish it, please download the appropriate hill and run your program against it.

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1997-06-18, Christoph C. Birk (last updated: 2022-07-05)