# Towards solving the 7-in-a-row game

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.05363 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.05363/

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- First posted on arXiv 5 Jul 2021.

## Abstract (arXiv)

Our paper explores the game theoretic value of the 7-in-a-row game. We reduce the problem to solving a finite board game, which we target using Proof Number Search. We present a number of heuristic improvements to Proof Number Search and examine their effect within the context of this particular game. Although our paper does not solve the 7-in-a-row game, our experiments indicate that we have made significant progress towards it.