public Tuple <int, Tuple <int, int>, GameBoard <counters>, GameBoard <int> > MakeRandomMove(GameBoard <counters> board, counters counter, int ply, Tuple <int, int> positions, bool mmax, GameBoard <int> scoreBoard, ref int cont)
{
List <Tuple <int, int> > availableMoves = getAvailableMoves(board, positions);
Tuple <int, int> Move = new Tuple <int, int>(0, 0);
Random rnd = new Random();
int randMoveX = rnd.Next(1, 7); // creates a number between 1 and 7
int randMoveY = rnd.Next(1, 7); // creates a number between 1 and 7
Tuple <int, int> randMove = new Tuple <int, int>(randMoveX, randMoveY);
int score = Consts.MIN_SCORE; // current score of move
counters us = Flip(counter);
int ourindex = 1;
// Create new stopwatch.
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
// Begin timing.
stopwatch.Start();
Move = randMove;
positions = randMove; // HWL: NB: this overwrites the arg positions; which means you are actually not considering the move in positions, but a different, random move; this probably explains why you get such strange moves in your gameplay
board.DisplayBoard();
//cont = 1;
if (ply > 0)
{
score = EvalCurrentBoard(board, scoreBoard, ourindex, us); // is current pos a win?
}
// Stop timing.
stopwatch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("========================================================================================================================" +
"RANDOMLY SELECTED MOVE:" + Environment.NewLine + "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" +
"position: " + positions + "; " +
"for player: " + counter + "; " +
"score: " + score + "; " +
"positions visited " + cont + "; " +
"depth level: " + ply + Environment.NewLine +
"elapsed time for move: " + stopwatch.Elapsed + "; " +
"no. of remaining moves left: " + availableMoves.Count + Environment.NewLine +
"two in a row detected at: " + "Cell 1: " + IsLeftofTwo(board, counter) + ", " + "Cell 2: " + IsRightofTwo(board, counter)
+ Environment.NewLine +
"build on two-in-row? " + "left: " + board.IsTwoLeftNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoLeftNeighbour(board, counter) +
", right: " + board.IsTwoRightNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoRightNeighbour(board, counter) + Environment.NewLine +
"top: " + board.IsTwoTopNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoTopNeighbour(board, counter) +
", bottom: " + board.IsTwoBottomNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoBottomNeighbour(board, counter) + Environment.NewLine
+ "build on one-in-row? " + "left: " + board.IsOneLeftNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintOneLeftNeighbour(board, counter) +
", right: " + board.IsOneRightNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintOneRightNeighbour(board, counter) + Environment.NewLine +
"top: " + board.IsOneTopNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintOneTopNeighbour(board, counter) +
", bottom: " + board.IsOneBottomNeighbourEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintOneBottomNeighbour(board, counter) + Environment.NewLine +
"build on two-in-row?:" + " with horzi gap? " + board.IsTwoWithHorziGapEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoWithHorziGap(board, counter) +
", with vertical gap?: " + board.IsTwoWithVerticalGapEmpty(board, counter) + " at position " + board.PrintTwoWithVerticalGap(board, counter));
Console.WriteLine("========================================================================================================================");
// Console.ReadLine();
// assign score to correct cell in score
scoreBoard[randMoveX, randMoveY] = score;
// RandScoringSummary(board, scoreBoard);
// scoreBoard.DisplayBoard();
// Console.ReadLine();
return(new Tuple <int, Tuple <int, int>, GameBoard <counters>, GameBoard <int> >(score, positions, board, scoreBoard));
}