I'm changing my search from Negamax to Negascout. Should the evaluation be completely symmetric or can it also consider advantages (more points) from the current player's point of view?
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Negascout's evaluation function
Symmetry is not a requirement. There are games where having the initiative is worth a lot, and a good evaluation function should have a term for that.
Also consider that some games just aren't symmetrical (eg Fox and Hounds) and the evaluation will reflect that
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