// return a list of legal moves that can be made on current board
private List <PegMove> GetAvailableMoves()
{
List <PegMove> availableMoves = new List <PegMove>();
// iterate thru list of all holes
foreach (var hole in this.PegHoles)
{
if (hole.Occupied)
{
foreach (var legalMove in LegalMoves)
{
if (hole.Label == legalMove.FromHoleLabel)
{
// get the data for to and jump holes
var toHole = this.PegHoles.Where(h => h.Label == legalMove.ToHoleLabel).FirstOrDefault();
var jumpHole = this.PegHoles.Where(h => h.Label == legalMove.JumpHoleLabel).FirstOrDefault();
// if the hole is occupied and the jump hole is occupied and the to hole is not occupied - available move
if (toHole.Occupied == false && jumpHole.Occupied == true)
{
var goodMove = new PegMove();
goodMove.FromHole = hole;
goodMove.ToHole = toHole;
goodMove.JumpHole = jumpHole;
availableMoves.Add(goodMove);
}
}
}
}
}
return(availableMoves);
}
// compare the board after the move to prior boards
private bool IsMoveGood(PegMove move)
{
bool retVal = true;
// create a copy of the existing board
List <PegHole> currHoles = new List <PegHole>();
foreach (var hole in this.PegHoles)
{
currHoles.Add(hole);
}
// make the move on the current board
MovePeg(currHoles, move);
foreach (var board in PriorBoards)
{
// compare the list of holes to prior boards
if (IsBoardMatch(board.PegHoles, currHoles))
{
// board matches prior board, return not good move (false)
retVal = false;
break;
}
}
return(retVal);
}
private void MovePeg(List <PegHole> holes, PegMove move)
{
// update the list of holes according to the move
var fromHole = holes.Where(h => h.Label == move.FromHole.Label).First();
fromHole.Occupied = false;
var toHole = holes.Where(h => h.Label == move.ToHole.Label).First();
toHole.Occupied = true;
var jumpHole = holes.Where(h => h.Label == move.JumpHole.Label).First();
jumpHole.Occupied = false;
}
public Outcome PlayGame()
{
bool done = false;
Outcome retVal = Outcome.Lost;
this.Moves = new List <PegMove>();
while (!done)
{
// get list of legal moves
List <PegMove> availableMoves = GetAvailableMoves();
// if no move available, game over
if (availableMoves.Count < 1)
{
done = true;
break;
}
// TODO: pick next move at random
PegMove nextMove = GetNextMove(availableMoves);
if (nextMove != null)
{
// make move
MovePeg(this.PegHoles, nextMove);
// save the move
this.Moves.Add(nextMove);
}
// if nextMove is null
// if there is a single peg remaining, game won
if (this.PegHoles.Where(h => h.Occupied).Count() == 1)
{
retVal = Outcome.Win;
// if game won and number of moves less than ten, game champ
if (this.Moves.Count < 10)
{
retVal = Outcome.Champ;
}
done = true;
}
}
return(retVal);
}
// choose the next move randomly from list
private PegMove GetNextMove(List <PegMove> availableMoves)
{
PegMove retVal = null;
List <int> alreadyChecked = new List <int>();
var random = new Random();
while (alreadyChecked.Count < availableMoves.Count)
{
int idx = random.Next(availableMoves.Count);
if (!alreadyChecked.Contains(idx))
{
retVal = availableMoves[idx];
break;
}
}
return(retVal);
}