General Game Playing Overview

International Competition

The International General Game Playing Competition (IGGPC) is the premiere competition of the General Game Playing Community. It consists of an ongoing, year-round competition, an annual championship match among the top performers in the ongoing competition, and a man-machine demonstration match.

Ongoing Competition

The ongoing portion of the IGGPC is administered via the Gamemaster competition system. You can click the Gamemaster link above to view the current state of the competition, watch the current match, and register a player to compete in the competition. Click here for details.

Annual Exhibition

The annual exhibition match pits the highest-ranking players from the ongoing competition against each other to decide an overall winner for the year. Details on next year's competition will be posted here as soon as the details are finalized.

Carbon-Silicon Demonstration

The carbon-silicon demonstration match pits the winner of the championship against one or more human players. In past years, machines have typically won these matches. However, we continue to hope that someday humans might be able to beat the machines.