/// <summary>
/// Begins the game loop. This method will block the calling thread
/// until the game has been completed.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the players would like to play another game.</returns>
public bool BeginLoop()
{
// All squares will have been exhausted in 9 turns
for (int turn = 0; turn < 9; turn++)
{
int currentPlayer = 0;
while (currentPlayer < 2)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(GameBoard.CreateArtString(Players));
Console.WriteLine($"It is {Players[currentPlayer].Name}'s turn!");
Console.WriteLine($"Your squares are marked with {Players[currentPlayer].Token}");
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a square to mark " +
"corresponding to how it appears above:");
try
{
GameBoard.MarkSquare(
Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine()), currentPlayer);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please only enter a number 1-9");
Console.WriteLine("Please press a key to try again...");
Console.ReadKey(true);
continue;
}
catch (ArgumentException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("That square is already marked!");
Console.WriteLine("Please press a key to try again...");
Console.ReadKey(true);
continue;
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Could not understand your input.");
Console.WriteLine("Please try again with a number 1-9");
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
Console.ReadKey(true);
continue;
}
// Check for a winner
int winner = GameBoard.CheckWinningState();
if (winner >= 0)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(GameBoard.CreateArtString(Players));
Console.WriteLine("\nCongratulations!");
Console.WriteLine($"{Players[currentPlayer].Name} has won!");
Console.WriteLine("Would you like to play again? (Y/N)");
// Keep reading keys until either Y or N is pressed
ConsoleKey response;
do
{
response = Console.ReadKey(true).Key;
} while (response != ConsoleKey.Y && response != ConsoleKey.N);
return(response == ConsoleKey.Y);
}
currentPlayer++;
}
}
// If the number of turns have been exhausted, tell the user that
// the game has resulted in a tie
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(GameBoard.CreateArtString(Players));
Console.WriteLine("\nThe game has resulted in a tie!");
Console.WriteLine("Would you like to play again? (Y/N)");
// Keep reading keys until either Y or N is pressed
ConsoleKey tieResponse;
do
{
tieResponse = Console.ReadKey(true).Key;
} while (tieResponse != ConsoleKey.Y && tieResponse != ConsoleKey.N);
return(tieResponse == ConsoleKey.Y);
}
