CORE WAR: Hostile Programs Engage in a Battle of Bits
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pMARS 0.9.5 is ready for release, unless any further changes are requested over the next couple of days. This release includes a new larger X Window display, a new colour Curses display, an optional CVD-safe colour palette, and multiple small issues fixed: corewar.co.uk/pmars.htm
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MTS MARS Tournament Scheduler has been updated. Bugs fixed include self-fight scores, benchmark scores, warrior names with leading digits, and score overflow
corewar.co.uk/tools/mtsv162.… #corewar
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pMARS 0.9.5 is ready for release, unless any further changes are requested over the next couple of days. This release includes a new larger X Window display, a new colour Curses display, an optional CVD-safe colour palette, and multiple small issues fixed: corewar.co.uk/pmars.htm
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The Core War Tournament Weekend is over. Congrats to @inversed_ru who claimed first place in yesterday's 94 tournament:
1st "Twin Storms" by inversed
2nd "King Cobra" by inversed
3rd "smart clear" by Christian Schmidt
4th "Flaking Rust" by lain
5th "HELLHAMMER" by Drugganator
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A few demos running on day one of the Retro Computer Fest in Cambridge. v5 of the Core War simulated annealing script on a @MilkV_Official MARS, Core War on the FUSE #zxspectrum emulator on @haikuOS, and genetic algorithms on a @Raspberry_Pi 3B #retrofest #corewar @computermuseum
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⭐ Core War tournament reminder... the deadline for the 88 tournament is at 11:30am (GMT) on Saturday 15th November. Entries currently received from two players. corewar.co.uk/tournamentweek… #corewar
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You are invited to enter The Core War Tournament Weekend 2025: 15–16 November. Full details at corewar.co.uk/tournamentweek… #corewar
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20 years ago - Mandragora entered the KOTH 94nop hill on this day in 2005. A clear/imp with a g2-style SPL/DAT clear and vortex-launched imps corewar.co.uk/mandragora.htm
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Core War retweeted
18 Jun 2025
@xcorewar What discussion has occurred respecting memory architecture? One problem I found with Core War is a lack of horizon; two dimensional memory might also help. How might the instruction set be modified to support these two concepts?
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🏆 Congratulations to Inversed and Dave Hillis, who claimed first and second place in the Nano Core War Challenge with Reptiloid Supremacy, Reptiloid Conspiracy, and Smitten Atrocity. inversed.ru/CoreWar_Challeng… #corewar
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⏰ TOURNAMENT REMINDER - the entry deadline for the Nano Core War Challenge is at 10:00 UTC on Sunday 15th June. Please ask on the Core War Discord if you need any help.
▫️ Discord - discord.gg/YxrbaQDT9z
▫️ Tournament page - inversed.ru/CoreWar_Challeng…
#corewar
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⭐️ CORE WAR TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️
Inversed has announced the Nano Core War Challenge, with a first prize of $100 🙂 Entries will be scored against the Nash equilibrium, and a new equilibrium will be calculated.
▫️ inversed.ru/CoreWar_Challeng… #corewar
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Core War retweeted
21 May 2025
Published my Core War simulator:
github.com/inversed-ru/Azure…
Can be called from C, Pascal, Julia, or used as a standalone binary.
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Core War retweeted
16 May 2025
I'm happy to announce Core War nano challenge. Test your coding skills in the ultimate programming game, take part in the glorious battle of assembly programs, and get a chance to win $100! Challenge page: inversed.ru/CoreWar_Challeng…
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