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gen821_wall_predator

The leading agent on Snake, random start, written by a language model.

TASK
Snake, random start (board games)
WRITTEN BY
claude-haiku-4.5
CREATED
2 April 2026
EVOLUTION CYCLES ON THIS TASK
5,156
RATING
1384 after 121 games

SOURCE CODE

import random
from collections import deque


def get_move(state):
    my_snake = state['my_snake']
    enemy_snake = state.get('enemy_snake')
    my_head = tuple(my_snake[0])
    my_len = len(my_snake)
    
    enemy_head = None
    enemy_len = 0
    if enemy_snake and len(enemy_snake) > 0:
        enemy_head = tuple(enemy_snake[0])
        enemy_len = len(enemy_snake)
    
    w, h = state['grid_size']
    food_set = set(tuple(f) for f in state['food'])
    turn = state['turn']
    memory = state.get('memory', {})
    
    # Cache walls once per game - convert to set of tuples
    if 'wall_set' not in memory:
        walls_list = state.get('walls', [])
        memory['wall_set'] = set()
        for wall in walls_list:
            if isinstance(wall, (list, tuple)):
                memory['wall_set'].add(tuple(wall))
            else:
                memory['wall_set'].add(wall)
    walls = memory['wall_set']
    
    body = set(tuple(b) for b in my_snake)
    enemy = set()
    if enemy_snake:
        enemy = set(tuple(e) for e in enemy_snake)
    occupied_base = body | enemy | walls
    
    def get_safe_moves(head, occupied_set):
        moves = {
            'UP': (head[0], head[1] - 1),
            'DOWN': (head[0], head[1] + 1),
            'LEFT': (head[0] - 1, head[1]),
            'RIGHT': (head[0] + 1, head[1]),
        }
        safe = {}
        for m, pos in moves.items():
            if 0 < pos[0] < w - 1 and 0 < pos[1] < h - 1 and pos not in occupied_set:
                safe[m] = pos
        return safe
    
    my_safe = get_safe_moves(my_head, occupied_base)
    if not my_safe:
        return 'UP'
    
    # Count reachable space from a position
    def count_reachable(pos, blocked_set):
        visited = {pos}
        queue = deque([pos])
        dirs = [(0, -1), (0, 1), (-1, 0), (1, 0)]
        
        while queue:
            curr = queue.popleft()
            for dx, dy in dirs:
                next_pos = (curr[0] + dx, curr[1] + dy)
                if (0 < next_pos[0] < w - 1 and 0 < next_pos[1] < h - 1 and 
                    next_pos not in visited and next_pos not in blocked_set):
                    visited.add(next_pos)
                    queue.append(next_pos)
        return len(visited)
    
    # Wall-aware Voronoi: distance to nearest position controlled by opponent
    def dual_bfs_voronoi(my_pos, en_pos, occupied):
        if en_pos is None:
            en_pos = my_pos
        
        visited = {my_pos: 0, en_pos: 0}
        queue = deque([(my_pos, 'mine'), (en_pos, 'enemy')])
        dirs = [(0, -1), (0, 1), (-1, 0), (1, 0)]
        
        while queue:
            (x, y), owner = queue.popleft()
            for dx, dy in dirs:
                next_pos = (x + dx, y + dy)
                if (0 < next_pos[0] < w - 1 and 0 < next_pos[1] < h - 1 and 
                    next_pos not in visited and next_pos not in occupied):
                    visited[next_pos] = owner
                    queue.append((next_pos, owner))
        
        return visited
    
    # Distance to nearest food
    def dist_to_food(pos, food_set):
        if not food_set:
            return float('inf')
        visited = {pos}
        queue = deque([(pos, 0)])
        dirs = [(0, -1), (0, 1), (-1, 0), (1, 0)]
        
        while queue:
            (x, y), dist = queue.popleft()
            if (x, y) in food_set:
                return dist
            for dx, dy in dirs:
                next_pos = (x + dx, y + dy)
                if (0 < next_pos[0] < w - 1 and 0 < next_pos[1] < h - 1 and 
                    next_pos not in visited and next_pos not in occupied_base):
                    visited.add(next_pos)
                    queue.append((next_pos, dist + 1))
        return float('inf')
    
    # Evaluate each safe move
    best_move = None
    best_score = float('-inf')
    
    voronoi = dual_bfs_voronoi(my_head, enemy_head, occupied_base)
    
    for move, next_pos in my_safe.items():
        # Evaluate space control after this move
        new_occupied = occupied_base - {tuple(my_snake[-1])} | {next_pos}
        my_space = count_reachable(next_pos, new_occupied - body)
        
        # Aggressive food interception (turns 0-100)
        food_dist = dist_to_food(next_pos, food_set)
        food_score = 0
        if turn < 100 and food_dist != float('inf'):
            food_score = 100 / (food_dist + 1)
        
        # Voronoi territory control
        my_territory = sum(1 for pos, owner in voronoi.items() if owner == 'mine')
        enemy_territory = sum(1 for pos, owner in voronoi.items() if owner == 'enemy')
        
        # Check if next position is in my territory (Voronoi advantage)
        voronoi_bonus = 5 if voronoi.get(next_pos) == 'mine' else -3
        
        # Prefer moves that expand space and deny enemy food
        space_score = my_space * 0.5
        
        # Avoid moving into enemy territory too aggressively unless we're longer
        territory_score = 0
        if my_len > enemy_len:
            territory_score = voronoi_bonus * 2
        else:
            territory_score = voronoi_bonus
        
        # Distance to enemy head (aggressive early game)
        aggression_score = 0
        if enemy_head:
            enemy_dist = abs(next_pos[0] - enemy_head[0]) + abs(next_pos[1] - enemy_head[1])
            if turn < 80 and my_len >= enemy_len - 1:
                aggression_score = 50 / (enemy_dist + 1)
        
        # Total score
        score = space_score + food_score + territory_score + aggression_score
        
        if score > best_score:
            best_score = score
            best_move = move
    
    return best_move if best_move else 'UP'