---
title: "Some Theoretical Results Concerning Automated Game-Playing"
authors:
  - "T. B. Boffey"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1973/3"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1973/0003.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1973
pages: "18-21"
track: "Theory of Heuristic Search"
keywords:
---

# Some Theoretical Results Concerning Automated Game-Playing

T. B. Boffey

*Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 18-21.

## Abstract

Though evaluation functions have been used in many game-playing and problem-solving programs the aim has generally been to construct sui table functions for particular situations. A formal framework is outlined in which general properties of evaluation functions can be studied. An application of these concepts is made to the study of when dec is ion rules (as exhibited by a players actual play) can be represented by evaluation functions.