Game theory (Optimal game strategy)
http://www.spoj.com/problems/TWENDS/
TWENDS - Two Ends
In this problem 1st player plays optimally and second player plays greedly.
We have to pick either from first end or second end.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
long long int dp[2002][2002];
long long int a[50000];
long long int send(long long int a[],long long int st ,long long int end)
{
if(st>end)
return 0;
if(dp[st][end]!=-1)
{
// dp[st][end]=a[st];
return dp[st][end];
}
if(st==end)
{
dp[st][end]=a[st];
return a[st];
}
if(st+1==end)
{
dp[st][end]=max(a[st],a[end]);
return max(a[st],a[end]);
}
else{
long long int ans1=a[st];
if(a[st+1]>=a[end])
{
ans1+=send(a,st+2,end);
}
else
{
ans1+=send(a,st+1,end-1);
}
long long int ans2=a[end];
if(a[st]>=a[end-1])
{
ans2+=send(a,st+1,end-1);
}
else
{
ans2+=send(a,st,end-2);
}
dp[st][end]=max(ans1,ans2);
}
return dp[st][end];
}
int main()
{
for(int t=1;;t++)
{
for(int i=0;i<2002;i++)
for(int j=0;j<2002;j++)
dp[i][j]=-1;
long long int n,i,j;
cin>>n;
if(n==0) break;
long long int tot=0;
for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
{
cin>>a[i];
tot+=a[i];
}
long long int kk=send(a,1,n);
// cout<<abs(tot-kk-kk)<<endl;
cout<<"In game "<<t<<", the greedy strategy might lose by as many as "<<abs(tot-kk-kk)<<" points."<<endl;
/* for(i=1;i<=n;i++){
for(j=1;j<=n;j++)
cout<<dp[i][j]<<" ";
cout<<endl;*/
}
return 0;
}
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