The 2004 ICFP contest was based around this theme. The contestants had to program an ant state machine in a very simple and resource-restricted language. Still

The 2004 ICFP contest was based around this theme. The contestants had to program an ant state machine in a very simple and resource-restricted language. Still it allowed for pretty complex strategies like ambushing opponent's ants trying to steal your food. Here's the link to the results which also contains links to some summaries by contestants: https://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~plclub/cgi-bin/contest/results.php https://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~plclub/cgi-bin/contest/resu...