PyBot Arena
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Do you like Python? Do you like games? Are you a fan of autonomously controlled tanks? Then PyBot Arena might be just the thing for you!
PyBot Arena is a game engine where participants implement algorithms - in Python of course - for controlling tanks which are then pitted against each other. I created the game for the Python NZ Christchurch meetup as a fun way to end the year, with creative and hilarious results.
Instructions for running the game and creating your own bots are in the README. The various bots created by the folks at the meetup are checked in to the repository for your inspiration and enjoyment.
Please let me know if you create your own bots or use the game at a meetups. I'd love to see what people come up with.
There's also plenty of ways the game engine could be improved. I've documented some of them as issues on GitHub. Contributions are very welcome.
Many thanks to the author of the Hunter2 game on GitHub. This was the starting point for PyBot Arena.