Advances in Computer Games [electronic resource] : 11th International Conference, ACG 2005, Taipei, Taiwan, September 6-9, 2005. Revised Papers / edited by H. Jaap Herik, Shun-Chin Hsu, Tsan-sheng Hsu, H. H. L. M. (Jeroen) Donkers.

Innovative Opening-Book Handling -- Partial Information Endgame Databases -- Automatic Generation of Search Engines -- RSPSA: Enhanced Parameter Optimization in Games -- Similarity Pruning in PrOM Search -- Enhancing Search Efficiency by Using Move Categorization Based on Game Progress in Amazons -- Recognizing Seki in Computer Go -- Move-Pruning Techniques for Monte-Carlo Go -- A Phantom-Go Program -- Dual Lambda Search and Shogi Endgames -- Chunking in Shogi: New Findings -- King Race -- The Graph-History Interaction Problem in Chinese Chess -- A New Family of k-in-a-Row Games -- Exact-Bound Analyzes and Optimal Strategies for Mastermind with a Lie -- Player Modeling, Search Algorithms and Strategies in Multi-player Games -- Solving Probabilistic Combinatorial Games -- On Colored Heap Games of Sumbers -- An Event-Based Pool Physics Simulator -- Optimization of a Billiard Player – Position Play.