Contestants will compete with each other over their engineering skills for AI and programming. Winners of the preliminary round will move on to the final round, which will be held on 14th March 2018 collocated with the 80th IPSJ National Convention at Waseda University, Nishiwaseda Campus, Tokyo. Participating engineers and programmers will be able to demonstrate their skills on a global level through this contest. Contestants compete on their design and engineering skills of algorithms and AI strategies in addition to programming skills. See details at Game Rules of SamurAI Jockey. SamurAI Jockey is a game played by two players. Two players controlled by AI programs, changing their positions step by step, compete for time to goal in a course with obstacles. Contestants can choose a certain programming language among various major languages. Preliminary round contestants are invited to Banquet on the World final round date on a first-come, first-served basis; the number of Banquet participants is limited (TBD). Winners of World Final will receive prizes. Moreover there will be some Sponsor Awards and Gifts (TBD).