BUP, April 3-May 15, 2024 (18.00-20.00)
Wednesday April 3, 2024
Walks on the Hexagon
In the 1940s Piet Hein and John Nash invented a two-players game over an hexagonal board called Hex. The study of winning strategies is deeply related to fascinating mathematical results. Angelo Valente (research fellow, Dept. of Mathematics) will help us to connect the game of Hex with concepts in topology and mathematical analysis.
Games to play: Hex, TwixT
Wednesday April 10, 2024
AI at play
In pure strategic board games with no random elements, the number of possible configurations grows rapidly, requiring a complicated and careful search for the optimal move. Games with high complexity offer an interesting playground for strategic thinking and AI developments. Alessandro Pini (Ludimus & master student, Dept. of Information Engineering and Computer Science) will help us to see how games like Go and Quoridor have been analyzed by AI.
Games to play: Quoridor
Wednesday April 17, 2024
Decode or Lose
Riccardo Longo (Ludimus & research fellow, FBK) will let us discover games that revolve around the mechanic of encrypted messages, requiring players to encode/decode them.
Participants will be challenged in both cooperative efforts to decipher messages through trial and error, aided by technical feedback, and competitive team play where the goal is to convey the message accurately to your team while making it cryptic to the opposite team.
Games to play: Mastermind, Decrypto, Primo Contatto, Cryptid, It’s a Bomb
Wednesday May 8, 2024
Find your strategy
Luigi Amedeo Bianchi (Associate Prof., Dept. of Mathematics) will introduce us to combinatorial board games.
These games prioritize tactical and strategic combinations, stressing the importance of analyzing moves or resources to maximize strategic advantage. They are characterized by essential rules, emergent complexity, and the need for mental acuity and long-term strategic vision.
Games to play: Hive, Onitama, War Chest, Tuned
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Sudoku ergo sum
A game night dedicated to logical-deductive reasoning and sequential solving of numerical puzzles. Some games in this genre include Sudoku and its variants, as well as logic grids. Team up with your friends and get ready for the challenge!
Games to play: Sudoku variants, logic grids
The meetings will take place in Italian language. English language support will be available as well during the gaming sessions.
For any question or desire for further information you can refer to the organizers:
Angelo Valente (angelo.valente@unitn.it)
Anneliese Defranceschi (anneliese.defranceschi@unitn.it)
Alessandro Oneto (alessandro.oneto@unitn.it)
Carlotta Vielmo (carlotta.vielmo@unitn.it).
