TensorCFR

an implementation of CFR+ with TensorFlow tensors (for GPU)

How to use

To see what is the input, output or parameters of each functionality, see the mentioned *.py files.

CFR

Versions:

1. src/algorithms/tensorcfr
2. src/algorithms/tensorcfr_flattened_domains: rewritten #1 but for flattened domains
3. src/algorithms/tensorcfr_fixed_trunk_strategies: #2 with additional functionality
   • no updates of infoset in trunk levels
   • storing information/statistics (reach probabilities, expected values) at boundary level (between trunk and the bottom of the tree)
   • etc.
4. src/algorithms/tensorcfr_nn: child class of #3, some methods overriden (see the screenshot above and the section below)
5. src/algorithms/tensorcfr_best_response: child class of #3, some methods overriden

For usage of TensorCFR, see files tensorcfr_*.py in src/algorithms/tensorcfr*/:

For good introduction of understanding TensorCFR, see src/algorithms/tensorcfr/:

1. topdown_reach_probabilities.py
2. bottomup_expected_values.py
3. counterfactual_values.py
4. regrets.py
5. strategy_matched_to_regrets.py
6. update_strategies.py
7. swap_players.py
8. node_strategies.py
9. uniform_strategies.py
10. cfr_step.py

Dataset generation

Input to NN (per each node):

• features (round results, player's cards, opponent's cards) -> 1-hot encoding
• reach probability (given some initial strategy at the trunk of game tree)

Output of NN (per each node):

• expected value under (almost) Nash equilibrium strategy

Seeds:

• TensorCFR loops over seeds to generate each sample of dataset:

for self.dataset_seed in range(dataset_seed_to_start, dataset_seed_to_start + dataset_size):

(see src/algorithms/tensorcfr_fixed_trunk_strategies/TensorCFRFixedTrunkStrategies.py)

Examples:

• src/nn/data/generate_data_of_IIGS6.py
• src/nn/data/generate_data.py
  • generate_dataset_single_session
  • randomize_strategies

Post-process dataset

• Pandas: features.csv -> 1-hot encoding as tf.Constant -> concat to NN as input
• npz
• tfrecords

NN

• 1-hot-encoded features are replicated via tf.tile() in the NN. E.g. in src/nn/ConvNet_IIGS6Lvl10.py:

self._one_hot_features_tf = tf.constant(
    self._one_hot_features_np,
    dtype=FLOAT_DTYPE,
    name="one_hot_features"
)
self.tiled_features = tf.tile(
    tf.expand_dims(self._one_hot_features_tf, axis=0),
    multiples=[tf.shape(self.input_reaches)[0], 1, 1],
    name="tiled_1hot_features"
)

For examples of usages, in src.nn

• DenseNet_IIGS6Lvl10.py - original version with shared fully-connected layers
• ConvNet_IIGS6Lvl10.py - modified version of above, 1-D convolutional layer is used instead
• sanity_cnn.py

To run neural nets, see

• AbstractNNRunner.py
• Runner_CNN_IIGS6Lvl10_NPZ.py
• Runner_CNN_IIGS6Lvl10_TFRecords.py

Overview of NN

CFR + NN

Located at src/algorithms/tensorcfr_nn, the class TensorCFR_NN(TensorCFRFixedTrunkStrategies) implements CFR with a NN.

Two ways:

• online training: src/algorithms/tensorcfr_nn/tensorcfr_CNN_IIGS6_td10_online_training.py
• NN loaded from a checkpoint file: src/algorithms/tensorcfr_nn/tensorcfr_CNN_IIGS6_td10_from_ckpt.py
  • first training
  • store to .ckpt file
  • load from this file (as saved model): runner.restore_from_ckpt()

Prediction:

• src/algorithms/tensorcfr_nn/tensorcfr_CNN_IIGS6_td10_from_ckpt.py
• TensorCFR_NN.predict_equilibrial_values()

Permutation (which sorts histories by public information):

• for grouping nodes/histories per public states <- they need to be next to each other (to be used by tf.reduce_mean)
• Pandas: src/nn/features/goofspiel/IIGS6/sorting_permutation_by_public_states.py
  • radix sort/merge sort on round results: get_permutation_by_public_states(verbose=False)

Experiments for TensorCFR_NN

• experiments/tensorcfr_nn/IIGS6Lvl10_FromCkptMetacentrum/1layer_tensorcfr_cnn_iigs6_td10_from_ckpt_argparse@meta.sh

Exploitability via CFR

In src/algorithms/tensorcfr_best_response:

• class TensorCFR_BestResponse(TensorCFRFixedTrunkStrategies)

  TensorCFR_BestResponse(
      best_responder=PLAYER1,
      trunk_strategies=self._trunk_strategies,
      domain=domain,
      trunk_depth=self._trunk_depth
  )

• class ExploitabilityByTensorCFR

Note: Exploitability is the average of best response values here. In gtlibrary, the sum is used instead of average.

E.g.

• exploitability_IIGS3_td7.py
• exploitability_IIGS6_entire_tree.py

Profiling

(by @janrudolf from #66)

1. To see computation time and memory consumption in TensorBoard:

   1. Run the tensorcfr.py.
   2. Run TensorBoard.
   3. As in the picture, choose the latest run of tensorcfr.py in the rolldown menu named Run.
   4. Choose the name with *,with_time_mem.
   5. After that, you can choose which step you want, then you are able to choose Compute time and click on the node to investigate it.

2. To compute the total compute time per one CFR step/iteration, the TF Profiler is used.

It prints (for profiling=True) a table as command line output like this (accelerator = gpu/tpu):

==================Model Analysis Report======================
node name | requested bytes | total execution time | acceVlerator execution time | cpu execution time
_TFProfRoot (--/4.38KB, --/1.04ms, --/0us, --/1.04ms)
  domain_definitions (0B/1.48KB, 0us/280us, 0us/0us, 0us/280us)
    domain_definitions/NotEqual_1 (4B/4B, 21us/21us, 0us/0us, 21us/21us)
    domain_definitions/signum_of_current_player (4B/12B, 12us/20us, 0us/0us, 12us/20us)
      domain_definitions/signum_of_current_player/e (4B/4B, 4us/4us, 0us/0us, 4us/4us)
      domain_definitions/signum_of_current_player/t (4B/4B, 4us/4us, 0us/0us, 4us/4us)
    domain_definitions/Select_1 (120B/120B, 13us/13us, 0us/0us, 13us/13us)
    domain_definitions/cumulative_infoset_strategies_lvl0 (20B/20B, 13us/13us, 0us/0us, 13us/13us)
    domain_definitions/NotEqual (1B/5B, 7us/11us, 0us/0us, 7us/11us)
      domain_definitions/NotEqual/y (4B/4B, 4us/4us, 0us/0us, 4us/4us)
    domain_definitions/Select (60B/60B, 11us/11us, 0us/0us, 11us/11us)
    domain_definitions/node_to_infoset_lvl0 (4B/4B, 9us/9us, 0us/0us, 9us/9us)
    domain_definitions/current_opponent (4B/4B, 8us/8us, 0us/0us, 8us/8us)
    domain_definitions/Equal_2 (1B/1B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/current_updating_player (4B/4B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/cumulative_infoset_strategies_lvl2 (72B/72B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/cumulative_infoset_strategies_lvl1 (48B/48B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/node_to_infoset_lvl2 (60B/60B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/Variable_2 (120B/120B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/positive_cumulative_regrets_lvl0 (20B/20B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/positive_cumulative_regrets_lvl1 (48B/48B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)
    domain_definitions/NotEqual_2 (9B/9B, 7us/7us, 0us/0us, 7us/7us)