EDIT- first take a look at:
a look at Having problems with PlayGame.jar or ShowGame.jar?
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=534&p=2998#p2998
This might fix your problem.
I have converted the java bots from the default package to C#.
You can compile these and use them to test your bot against.
The java bots from the default package do not work on a windows machine because of the "end of line" - hell.
The files are ready for download just a few posts down !
For more info on getting c# for windows to work, see:
Tutorials for C# starter package