I implemented this in java when I first learned about minimax in an AI class, so this all looks very familiar to me.
My scoring function must have been weak though. I remember being frustrated that I could still beat the algorithm. It was completely blind to traps that didn't matter in the near term, but that decided the game later when the board was filling up.
My scoring function must have been weak though. I remember being frustrated that I could still beat the algorithm. It was completely blind to traps that didn't matter in the near term, but that decided the game later when the board was filling up.