Core War

This page lists introductory material on all
aspects of the game, including a tutorial on
the special Assembly Language used to
develop Corewars programs. It also contains
historical documents and material that
discusses more advanced ideas, such as the
math of Corewars and the use of
Genetic algorithms to evolve
Corewars programs.

AK Dewdney's articles in the Sc. American
The articles that started it all, now a historical artifact.

A beginners guide to Core Wars - Ilmari Karonen
This is the finest guide available if you're starting from scratch.

Steve's guide for beginners - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
This is another great tutorial. Probably the most readable one here.

Mark Durham's tutorials - 1 2

Core Wars for dummies - J.K. Lewis

My first book on Core Wars - Steven Morrel 1 2
If you don't know how to play, consider reading one of the above guides before attacking this one. Same goes for the next 3...

Intro To Art In '88- Mintardjo

Tips for beginners

Currently proposed ICWS'94 draft

The math of Core Wars step sizes - Steven Morrel

Core Wars Genetics: The Evolution of Predation - John Perry

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