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Analysis updated 2026-07-25 · repo last pushed 2026-01-20

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TL;DR

EasyAI is a Python toolkit for building and playing two-player board games like Tic Tac Toe or Connect 4 against a computer opponent, or having the computer fully solve the game to find the perfect strategy.

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    What it does
      Build board games
      Play vs computer
      Solve game strategies
    Tech stack
      Python
      Negamax algorithm
      Alpha-beta pruning
    Use cases
      Game prototyping
      Teaching AI concepts
      Analyzing game strategies
    Audience
      Hobbyists
      Teachers
      Curious learners

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Build a custom two-player board game and play it against a computer opponent.

REASON 2

Solve a simple game to determine which player can guarantee a win with perfect play.

REASON 3

Teach AI concepts in a classroom by showing how a computer evaluates moves and picks the best one.

What's in the stack?

Python

How it stacks up

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LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2026-01-20
MaintenanceQuiet
Setup difficultyeasyhardmoderate
Complexity2/54/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Just install via pip and write a short Python class defining your game rules.

No license information is provided in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

Wtf does this do

EasyAI is a Python toolkit that lets you build two-player board games and either play them against a computer opponent or have the computer figure out the perfect strategy. It is designed for abstract games like Tic Tac Toe, Connect 4, or Reversi, turn-based games where both players can see the full board and there is no hidden information or random chance involved. To use it, you write a short Python class that defines the rules of your game: what moves are legal, how the board changes when a move is made, and how to tell when someone has won. Once the rules are set, you can start a match between a human and the AI. The AI looks ahead a certain number of moves, you choose how many, and picks what it calculates to be the best play. Under the hood, it uses a well-known strategy called Negamax with alpha-beta pruning, which is a standard approach for game-playing AI. You do not need to understand that algorithm to use the framework, you just tell it how deep to think. Beyond playing games, you can also "solve" a game entirely. This means the computer analyzes every possible sequence of moves and determines whether the first or second player can guarantee a win with perfect play, how long that win takes, and what the optimal opening move is. For simple games like a bone-counting example in the docs, this runs quickly, for more complex games it could take much longer. There is an optional speed-up feature called a transposition table that remembers positions it has already analyzed, so it does not recompute them. This project would appeal to hobbyists building game prototypes, teachers demonstrating AI concepts in a classroom, or anyone curious about how computers play games. The README does not go into detail about performance limits for larger or more complex games, so it is best suited for relatively simple, abstract games rather than anything as involved as chess.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Using the EasyAI Python library, write a simple Tic Tac Toe game class that defines legal moves, how the board updates, and how to detect a winner, then play a game against the AI with a thinking depth of 5.
Prompt 2
Using EasyAI, solve a simple two-player counting game and print out whether the first or second player can guarantee a win with perfect play.
Prompt 3
Using EasyAI, create a Connect 4 game class and enable the transposition table speed-up option, then have the AI play against itself at depth 4.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is easyai?

EasyAI is a Python toolkit for building and playing two-player board games like Tic Tac Toe or Connect 4 against a computer opponent, or having the computer fully solve the game to find the perfect strategy.

What language is easyai written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

Is easyai actively maintained?

Quiet — no commits in 6-12 months (last push 2026-01-20).

What license does easyai use?

No license information is provided in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

How hard is easyai to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is easyai for?

Mainly developer.

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