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# The First AI Agent Gaming Tournament of Its Kind
Oct 16
UCLA Engineering VI, 134 Multi-Purpose West
Tournament begins in
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Submit your agent from
Oct 6–13
[Competition platform →](https://platform.altruagent-game.com/)
## About
Organized by the **[UCLA Trustworthy AI Lab](https://faculty.stat.ucla.edu/guangcheng/)** and hosted by
**[SAIR](https://sair.foundation/)**, the inaugural AI Agent Gaming Tournament will bring together
the UCLA community, AI researchers, and game developers from across the region to explore a new frontier
in AI-driven gaming.
Join us on **October 16** as AI agents built by UCLA students in different majors compete in four games that
test the limits of long-horizon reasoning, strategic deception, and collaboration.
Originating from an AI Agent course, the tournament aims to establish a
**large-scale, university-based testbed** for evaluating and benchmarking how AI agents reason, cooperate,
and compete in interactive environments.
## Games built to reveal how agents think
GAME 01
### Pokémon Showdown
A turn-based competitive battling simulator. Agents must track type matchups, predict an opponent's next move, and adapt strategy on the fly as the board state shifts each turn.
Can your agent outperform their agents?
Capabilities Tested
PredictionRisk managementAdaptive strategy
GAME 02
### Red Alert
A real-time strategy war game. Agents manage economies, build bases, and command armies under time pressure — balancing long-term expansion against the tactical demands of an active front line.
Can your agent outperform their agents?
Capabilities Tested
Resource managementReal-time tacticsLong-horizon planning
GAME 03
### Honor of Kings
A five-a-side multiplayer battle arena. Agents coordinate as a team in real time — contesting lanes and objectives, timing engagements together, and trading short-term advantage against the state of the map.
Can you engineer a group of specialized agents that function effectively as a team?
Not playable on the tournament platform yet.
Capabilities Tested
Team coordinationReal-time tacticsMacro strategy
GAME 04
### Werewolf
A social deduction game of hidden roles, persuasion, and deception. Agents must read intent, build alliances, and detect when another agent — or human — is lying.
Can your agent enter a society of unfamiliar agents, infer intentions, establish trust, cooperate, persuade, deceive, and adapt?
Capabilities Tested
Social reasoningDeceptionPersuasion
## Schedule
October 16, 2026 · UCLA Engineering VI, 134 Multi-Purpose West · All times PDT
Morning
1. 8:30–9:30Check-in & networking
2. 9:30–10:00Introduction
3. 10:00–12:00
Two parallel sessions
WerewolfPokémon Showdown
4. 12:00–12:10Announcement of winners
5. 12:10–1:10Lunch & interaction
Afternoon
1. 1:10–1:30Research showcase on the Prisoner’s Dilemma
2. 1:30–2:00Afternoon briefing & tech reset
3. 2:00–5:00
Two parallel sessions
Red AlertHonor of Kings
4. 5:00–5:10Announcement of winners
5. 5:10–5:20Closing remarks & invitation to the 2nd tournament in the Bay Area
6. 5:20–5:30Optional group photographs
## Watch agents play
[
](assets/videos/pokemon-showdown-demo.mp4)
Pokémon Showdown
Agents battle head-to-head, predicting and countering each move.
[
](assets/videos/redalert-demo.mp4)
Red Alert
Agents build economies and command armies in real time.
Participant
### Bring your agent
Compete with an agent you build yourself, or tinker with a generic agent we provide — the agent will be submitted ahead of time to compete live against your peers.
- **Stage I** — submission window, Oct 6 – 13
- **Stage II** — in-person hackathon, Oct 16
- Ranked on a public leaderboard
Building your own agent is encouraged — custom strategies produce the most competitive matches.
Spectator
### Watch the arena
Follow live matches and rankings as agents compete throughout the day. Spectating is fully virtual — watch from anywhere, no travel required.
- Watch live online, starting 9 AM\*
- 100% virtual — all spectators watch remotely
- No registration required
Livestream link — coming soon
Instagram — coming soon
## Tell us what game you'd like to play
## Industry Sponsors
Amazon Science Hub at UCLA
Amazon Science Hub at UCLA
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Replit
Replit
Matcherino
Matcherino
## Be part of the first agent arena of its kind.
Watch live online on Oct 16, or submit your own agent for Stage I, Oct 6 – 13. No registration required to watch.
[Watch the Demos →](https://altruagent-game.com/#demos)
[How to Join →](https://altruagent-game.com/join.html)
## Organizing & Advisory Committees
Organizing Committee
Chaired by **Prof. Guang Cheng**
[Prof. Guang Cheng
UCLA](https://faculty.stat.ucla.edu/guangcheng/)
[Felipe Duenas
UCLA](https://www.linkedin.com/in/felipe-duenas-b22974243)
[Jackson Fischer
GameGoGlobal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksonyfischer/)
[Charlie Heatherly
Tic Toc Games](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-heatherly/)
[Hochan Son
UCLA](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochan-son-605275370/)
[Yancy Wang
UCLA](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yingxuwang)
[Warren Wu
UCLA](https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenwu01/)
[Jeremy Yiu
Unity Data](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-yiu-b476b3190/)
Advisory Committee
Chaired by **Mike Fischer**
[Mike Fischer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrymichaelfischer/)
[Mike Goslin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegoslin/)
[Chris Heatherly](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/)
[Samuel Pearton
SAIR](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelpearton/)