CubiCup
Strategic Cube Placement · 3D Strategy
⚔ Deathmatch
You vs 3 AI opponents on the same pyramid.
Place the peak cube to win the arena.
Place the peak cube to win the arena.
YouHUMAN
Bot 1AI
Bot 2AI
Bot 3AI
Bot Difficulty
Greedy
PeakBot
MCTS
Guided
⚡ Wild Mode
Use abilities powered by CubiCup points.
Earn 1 pt per cup created on a free move.
Earn 1 pt per cup created on a free move.
vs Player
vs AI
Abilities
⏭ Skip Turn — 2 pts
⏪ Rewind 2 — 3 pts
💥 Destroy Cube — 4 pts
🎭 Control Opp. — 5 pts
Start with 3 pts each. Earn points by creating CubiCups.
Select Mode
Choose Difficulty
🤖
Greedy Bot
Maximizes cup creation each turn
ELO ~1338
🏢
PeakBot
Controls peak supports & cups
ELO ~1313
🧠
MCTS
Monte Carlo Tree Search (depth 4)
ELO ~1384
👑
Guided MCTS
Minimax depth-7 + heuristics
Beat me & win $10
How to Play
1 Overview
CubiCup is a 2-player strategy game played on a tetrahedral pyramid. Be the player who places the final cube at the top peak.
2 Setup
- Each player picks a color (Yellow or Blue).
- The board starts empty. Yellow always goes first.
- Each player has cubes equal to half the pyramid's positions.
3 Building CubiCups
- A CubiCup forms when 3 cubes of the same color support an empty slot.
- When you create a CubiCup, your opponent must fill it before their turn.
- Chains can form — opponent's fill may create more cups for you!
4 Placement Rules
- You can place on any base layer position freely.
- Higher positions require all 3 supports below to be occupied.
- Red ghost cubes show mandatory fills. Translucent = free moves.
5 Winning
- Placing the peak cube (0,0,0) wins the game.
- If all 3 peak supports are opponent's color, it's a draw.
- Run out of cubes? Your opponent plays alone until the peak is placed.
6 Wild Mode Abilities
- ⏭ Skip Turn (2 pts) — Force your opponent to skip their turn.
- ⏪ Rewind 2 (3 pts) — Undo the last 2 cube placements.
- 💥 Destroy Cube (4 pts) — Click to remove any opponent leaf cube.
- 🎭 Control Opp. (5 pts) — Place one cube AS your opponent.
- Earn 1 point every time you create a CubiCup on a free move!
7 Tips
- Creating 2 CubiCups in one move forces a guaranteed win chain.
- Control the 3 peak support positions: (1,0,0), (0,1,0), (0,0,1).
- In Wild Mode, hoard points and use abilities at critical moments.
Credits
Developed for
Industrial Mathematics II
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Course Instructor
Dr. Istvan Lauko
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Developer
Abe Benelmadjat
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