AIIDE 2021 - BananaBrain versus WillyT
Not much to see here, because the pairing was one-sided. But there are still a few points to note. In the tables, blue is good for BananaBrain, red is good for WillyT.
bananabrain strategies versus willyt strategies
| overall | 1 rush | 2 fe bio-mech | 3 fe mech | 4 tonk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | 146/157 93% | 43/46 93% | 71/79 90% | 17/17 100% | 15/15 100% |
| 10/12gate | 41/44 93% | 7/10 70% | 19/19 100% | 10/10 100% | 5/5 100% |
| 12nexus | 5/6 83% | 1/1 100% | 1/2 50% | 1/1 100% | 2/2 100% |
| 2gatedt | 0/1 0% | - | 0/1 0% | - | - |
| 32nexus | 21/24 88% | 17/17 100% | 2/5 40% | - | 2/2 100% |
| 9/9proxygate | 76/77 99% | 18/18 100% | 46/47 98% | 6/6 100% | 6/6 100% |
| dtdrop | 1/2 50% | - | 1/2 50% | - | - |
| stove | 2/3 67% | - | 2/3 67% | - | - |
It’s striking how quickly BananaBrain gave up on a build; it only had to fail once in six games. The reason is of course that the other builds were doing better than that. Now we see the relative success of WillyT’s build 2 bio-mech: It provided all of the wins in the builds that BananaBrain gave up on, and a few other wins as well. Otherwise, only WillyT’s rush was able to score a few wins, and then only against BananaBrain’s zealot play.
willyt as seen by bananabrain
| willyt played | # | bananabrain recognized |
|---|---|---|
| 1 rush | 46 | 39 2rax | 7 unknown |
| 2 fe bio-mech | 79 | 40 fastexpand | 25 unknown | 14 2rax |
| 3 fe mech | 17 | 12 fastexpand | 2 unknown | 2 1fac | 1 2rax |
| 4 tonk | 15 | 10 1fac | 4 unknown | 1 2rax |
BananaBrain seems to have diagnosed builds mostly correctly, when it was able to at all. WillyT’s build 2 seemed to be better at denying scouting. There is no sign that reading the opponent’s build helped BananaBrain play better; it’s the opposite if anything. But with the results so lopsided, we shouldn’t expect much of a sign anyway.
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