How I Built the World's Okay-est Battlesnake - Devoxx Poland 2022

Explore the journey of building a competitive Battlesnake in this conference talk from Devoxx Poland 2022. Dive into the world of algorithmic game-playing as Matthew Gilliard shares his experience creating a snake for the popular coding challenge. Learn about the fundamentals of Battlesnake, including legal moves and basic strategies like avoiding empty squares and implementing a sensible eating algorithm. Discover advanced techniques such as tree search and Monte Carlo methods to improve your snake's performance. Gain insights into the tools and approaches used to develop a successful Battlesnake, and understand what it takes to win in this engaging programming competition.

Introduction
What is Battlesnake
Java
Legal Moves
Move Decider
Empty Squares
Sensible Eater
Algorithms
How to Win
Tools
Tree Search
Monte Carlo