Timeline

Checklist for building an evaluation function

Material values -- completed.
Piece-square tables -- by early Sep
Hostages -- by late Sep
Rabbit advancement, goal threats --by early Oct
Trap control -- by late Oct
Blockades, pins -- by early Nov
Mobility -- by late Nov
Relative positioning -- by early Dec

Testing and refinement -- next year

More Blunders

First tournament game against BilalQ. Blundered twice, crippled by camel frame most of the game. Right after winning his camel i blundered my horse, then the site died on his turn. Win on time, very bad way to end the game.
The Arimaa community is very close. The reason why there are few active games at a time is because the others would watch (especially human-human games) and comment.