BattleSnake 2017

Presented by Sendwithus, built by Stembolt, and powered by Workday.

March 4th, 2017 at the Victoria Conference Centre.

BattleSnake is a programming competition held in Victoria, BC.

Teams program web-based AIs for the classic arcade game "Snake". Multiple teams compete on the same board at the same time, and the winner is the last team slithering!

Looking for event info? Want to register? Visit www.battlesnake.io.

Need help? Have questions? Email [email protected].

Documentation

API Reference

• stembolthq.github.io/battle_snake

Tutorial Slides

• 2017 Info Sessions

2016 Orientation Slides

• BattleSnake 2016

Starter & Example Snakes

Starter Snakes provided by Sendwithus (Heroku Ready)

• battlesnake-node
• battlesnake-python
• battlesnake-go
• battlesnake-ruby
• battlesnake-clojure

Example Snakes provided by Stembolt

• go_snake
• node_snake
• ruby_snake

Example Snakes provided by Giftbit

• typescript snake

Other Example Snakes

• java snake

Traitor Snake (Winner of Battlesnake 2016, Advanced Division)

• github.com/noahspriggs/battlesnake-python

Running Your Own Game Server (With Docker)

• Install Docker
• Run docker run -it -p 4000:4000 stembolt/battle_snake
• Visit http://localhost:4000 NOTE: Docker runs on a virtual lan so when you add a snake to the game you cannot use localhost, use your internal IP instead.

Bounty Snakes

INFO ABOUT BOUNTY SNAKES HERE

Team	Snake(s)	Grid	Win Condition	Bounty
Beanstream	Beantail - Hungry Beantail - Mamba Beantail - Venom	12x12 30x30 20x20	3 x 1v1	??
Giftbit	Typescript Snake Little Rouser	??	2v1 Survival	??
Latitude Geographics	Cascadia Megathrust	30x30	1v1 Survial	??
SparkLIT	Remora Snake	20x20	Remora will follow your snake. Lead it towards food. Once the taunt indicates it has eaten enough, kill it.	??
Pretio	Mimic Snake	20x20	1v1 Survival	??
RedBrick	Robosnake	17x17	1v1 Survial	??
Rooof	Rooof	20x20	1v1 Survial	??
Sendwithus	jsnek dsnek	??	2v1 Survival	??
Stembolt	Genetisnake	??	??	??
Stocksy	Snakesy	20x20	??	??
Workday	Battle Constrictor	??	1v1 Survial	??

FAQ

Will there be food provided?

• Yes, BattleSnake has partnered with four food trucks to provide lunch and dinner free of charge to all participants and volunteers. You will be given a lunch and dinner voucher to use when you check-in and register your team. The trucks will be located at the Royal BC Museum.

What should I bring for the day?

• Bring your laptop with power adapter and a water bottle. That is it!

Is there an after party this year?

• Yes, Barkerville Beer is hosting the BattleSnake after party at The Guild Freehouse. It will start right after the tournament is finished. Small bites will be provided for all attendees and the first 50 arrivals will receive a free glass of beer.

Can I work on my snake before the event?

• YES! We highly recommend it.

How do I collect Bounty Snake prizes?

• If you want to collect a Bounty Snake prize you have to go to the company booth that is hosting that snake and challenge them to a duel. The company will run the battle and if your snake is victorious you will be awarded the prize. Each snake will have different win conditions so come prepared.

When should I show up?

• If you want to attend the morning tutorial you need to be at the Conference Centre by 9:00 am. If you don't plan on being at the morning tutorial you need to start registering your team and check-in individually at 10:00 am. Orientation starts at 11:00am sharp.

Contributing

Have sample code you'd like to share? Have useful links? See a typo?

Create a Pull Request on Github or email us at [email protected].