Anton's Core War Tournament ran for three rounds in July / August 1997. The first round involved writing a sorting program in Redcode. Programs were judged by size and speed. Ilmari Karonen had the shortest program while Brian Haskin had the fastest. See the results for more details.
| # | Name | Author | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaside Sort | Brian Haskin | 8 |
| 2 | Bubbly Sort 1b | Ilmari Karonen | 7 |
| 3 | Particle Sorter | Mole IX | 5 |
| 4 | PSort v1.0 | Philipp Offermann | 4 |
| 5 | Sort v1.5 | Zul Nadzri | 3 |
| 6 | Consort | Robert Hale | 2 |
| 7 | Sortidator | Christian Schmidt | 1 |
The objective of the second round was to design a warrior to beat Electric Head by Anton Marsden. Ilmari Karonen claimed first place with more than 99% wins. Check the results for more details.
| # | Name | Author | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelter 1f3 | Ilmari Karonen | 7 |
| 2 | Head Basher | Brian Haskin | 6 |
| 3 | PBeat v1.0 | Philipp Offermann | 5 |
| 4 | Short Circuit | Philip Kendall | 4 |
| 5 | P^(1/2) | Christian Schmidt | 3 |
| 6 | Nautilus | Mole IX | 2 |
| 7 | Anti Head | Ian Oversby | 1 |
In the third and final round players had to write a program to display a pretty picture. Entries were judged purely on creativity. Ilmari Karonen's Fern took first place. See the results for more details.
| # | Name | Author | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fern 1c | Ilmari Karonen | 4 |
| 2 | Life | Philip Kendall | 3 |
| 3 | PStars v1.0 | Philipp Offermann | 2 |
| 4 | Fireworks | Brian Haskin | 1 |
