alxv
alxv
he/him
Backstory
I am a French-Canadian software engineer from Montréal who now lives and works in Silicon Valley.
Technologies
C++ Python
Joined June 3, 2021
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Pea Eater (a.k.a. "Peter") uses Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to pick his moves. His search is guided by a UCB1 policy and positions are evaluated using random rollouts. Although Battlesnake is a simultaneous moves game, Pea Eater builds the tree as if players move sequentially giving his opponents a perhaps unfair informational advantage. Random events are represented as explicit chance nodes that are sometimes pruned to keep the tree small. Pea Eater doesn't use any heuristics and only knows the game rules. So while he generalizes well to all game modes, he is weak against competent opponents that use strong heuristics with alpha-beta searches. Pea Eater's web frontend is implemented in Python using Gunicorn, Uvicorn and Quart set up behind a Nginx reverse proxy. And, his evaluation backend is implemented in C++ using Abseil. Pea Eater can evaluate 13 million turns per second using a single CPU deployed on a N2 machine running on GCP.
Private C++ Python Latency
First Snake!
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Into the Arena
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Going Pro!
3 months ago
Training Program: Avoid Walls
6 months ago
Training Program: Find Food
6 months ago
Training Program: Avoid Other Battlesnakes
6 months ago
Survive 100
6 months ago
Survive 500
5 months, 1 week ago
Long Snake 10
6 months ago
Long Snake 30
6 months ago
Long Snake 40
5 months, 1 week ago
Fall League 2021 Participant
3 months ago
Fall League Bronze
2 months, 1 week ago
Fall League Silver
2 months ago
Fall League Gold
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Fall League Platinum
3 weeks ago
Fall League Elite
3 weeks ago
These are only the unlockable customizations. To see the customizations available to everyone, go here.
Battlesnake Heads
happy
whale
alligator
chomp
comet
football
iguana
jackolantern
lantern-fish
mask
missile
moto-helmet
moustache
orca
pixel-round
pumpkin
rocket-helmet
snail
sneaky
space-helmet
villain
viper
Battlesnake Tails
offroad
shiny
alligator
comet
fish
flame
football
ghost
iguana
ion
leaf
missile
pixel-round
pumpkin
rattle
rocket
skinny-jeans
snail
swirl
swoop
tire
virus
Battlesnake Training Program
Make and train your first Battlesnake!
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Register a default Starter Battlesnake
Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Coding Guide and then Register your Battlesnake to your account. -
Run a Test Game
Go to the Play Game page and create a game with just your Battlesnake. This is a quick test, so don't worry if it runs into a wall or itself! Make sure a game loads successfully, and change the colour of your Battlesnake to confirm you can make modifications. -
Complete the first Solo Challenge: Avoid Walls
First step - program your Battlesnake to just avoid walls, then go to Challenges and complete 'Avoid Walls'. -
Complete the second Solo Challenge: Avoid Yourself
Next, improve your Battlesnake code to avoid its own body, then go to Challenges and complete 'Avoid Yourself'. -
Complete the third Solo Challenge: Avoid Other Snakes
The third challenge puts two copies of your own Battlesnake on the same board. Update your code so that your Battlesnake will not run into an opponent, then go to Challenges and complete 'Avoid Other Snakes'. -
Complete the fourth Solo Challenge: Find Food
Update your Battlesnake so it will find and eat food. Go to Challenges and complete 'Find Food'. -
Enter an Arena
Time to join an Arena! Arenas run automatic games against other Battlesnakes with a ranked leaderboard. You can watch games and make code tweaks. Choose an arena from the drop-down menu 'Arena', and then click the button 'Manage Battlesnakes' to add your Battlesnake to the Arena! -
Enter a League
Compete for prizes, prestige, and fun! Leagues run several times a year. Check The Quick Start League Guide for details.
Arena Standings
Favorite Games Beta
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