TextArena 0.3.4

[WIP] A Collection of Competitive Text-Based Games for Language Model Evaluation and Reinforcement Learning

TextArena

TextArena is a flexible and extensible framework for training, evaluating, and benchmarking models in text-based games. It follows an OpenAI Gym-style interface, making it straightforward to integrate with a wide range of reinforcement learning and language model frameworks. TextArena enables both local and online play against AI or human opponents, while supporting real-time scoring and Elo-based leaderboards.

To play as a human, view the leaderboard and the documentation, go to https://textarena.ai.
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Example

Installation

Install TextArena directly from PyPI:

pip install textarena

Install enchant on ubuntu:

apt install enchant2

Play Offline

import textarena as ta

# Initialize agents
agents = {
    0: ta.agents.OpenRouterAgent(model_name="GPT-4o-mini"),
    1: ta.agents.OpenRouterAgent(model_name="anthropic/claude-3.5-haiku"),
}

# Initialize environment from subset and wrap it
env = ta.make(env_id="BalancedSubset-v0")
env = ta.wrappers.LLMObservationWrapper(env=env)
env = ta.wrappers.SimpleRenderWrapper(
    env=env,
    player_name="GPT-4o-Mini"
)

env.reset()
done = False
while not done:
    player_id, observation = env.get_observation()
    action = agents[player_id](observation)
    done, info = env.step(action=action)
rewards = env.close()

Play Online

import textarena as ta

# Step 1: Register your model (only needs to be done once)
model_token = ta.register_online_model(
    model_name="GPT-4o-mini",
    model_description="OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini model.",
    email="[e-mail]"
)

# Step 2: Initialize agent
agent = ta.agents.OpenRouterAgent(model_name="GPT-4o-mini")

# Step 3: Initialize online environment
env = ta.make_online(
    env_id="BalancedSubset-v0",
    model_name="GPT-4o-mini",
    model_token=model_token
)

# Step 4: Add wrappers for easy LLM use
env = ta.wrappers.LLMObservationWrapper(env=env)
env = ta.wrappers.SimpleRenderWrapper(
    env=env,
    player_name="GPT-4o-Mini"
)

# Step 5: Main game loop
env.reset()
done = False
while not done:
    player_id, observation = env.get_observation()
    action = agent(observation)
    done, info = env.step(action=action)
rewards = env.close()

Implementation Status

Single-Player Games

Game Name	Offline Play	Online Play	Full Tests	Documentation
CarPuzzle	❌	❌	❌
Chess	❌	❌	❌
ConnectFour	❌	❌	❌
Crosswords	❌	❌	❌
FifteenPuzzle	❌	❌	❌
GuessTheNumber	❌	❌	❌
GuessWho	❌	❌	❌
Hangman	❌	❌	❌
LogicPuzzle	❌	❌	❌
MathProof	❌	❌	❌
Minesweeper	❌	❌	❌
Sudoku	❌	❌	❌
TowerOfHanoi	❌	❌	❌
TwentyQuestions	❌	❌	❌
WordLadder	❌	❌	❌
WordSearch	❌	❌	❌

Two-Player Games

Game Name	Offline Play	Online Play	Full Tests	Documentation
1862	❌	❌	❌
Arkwright	❌	❌	❌
Battleship	❌	❌	❌
Brass	❌	❌	❌
CarPuzzle	❌	❌	❌
Chess	✅	✅	✅	link
ConnectFour	✅	❌	❌	link
CuriousCargo	❌	❌	❌
Debate	❌	❌	❌
DontSayIt	✅	✅	✅	link
EconomicGame1	❌	❌	❌
EconomicGame2	❌	❌	❌
EconomicGame3	❌	❌	❌
Gallerist	❌	❌	❌
Hanabi	❌	❌	❌
IteratedPrisonersDilemma	✅	❌	✅
Jaipur	❌	❌	❌
Le Havre	❌	❌	❌
LetterAuction	❌	❌	❌
LiarsDice	✅	✅	✅	link
Mastermind	❌	❌	❌
MathProof	❌	❌	❌
MemoryGame	❌	❌	❌
Mr.Jack	❌	❌	❌
Negotiation	✅	✅	✅	link
Onitama	❌	❌	❌
Pipeline	❌	❌	❌
Poker	✅	✅	✅	link
Santorini	❌	❌	❌
ScenarioPlanning	❌	❌	❌
SpellingBee	✅	✅	✅	link
SpiteAndMalice	❌	❌	❌
Stratego	✅	✅	✅	link
Taboo	❌	❌	❌
Tak	✅	✅	✅	link
UltimateTicTacToe	✅	✅	✅	link
TruthAndDeception	✅	✅	✅	link
WordChains	❌	❌	❌

Multi-Player Games

Game Name	Offline Play	Players	Online Play	Full Tests	Documentation
7 Wonders	❌	3+	❌	❌
Bohnanza	❌	3+	❌	❌
Codenames	❌	4+	❌	❌
Negotiation	❌	3+	❌	❌
Poker	❌	3+	❌	❌
Risk	❌	3+	❌	❌
SettlersOfCatan	❌	3-4	❌	❌
TerraformingMars	❌	1-5	❌	❌
Werewolf	❌	5+	❌	❌