Checkers game with bot AI using Minimax algorithm with Alpha-Beta pruning.
Created in Unity and C# by Oskar Hącel & Marcin Lisowski

Politechnika Warszawska, 04.2021

1. Download release package EARIN_EX4_CHECKERS.zip or build project yourself
2. Unzip .zip file with Windows extracting tool, 7Zip or similar
3. Run EARIN_EX4_CHECKERS.exe to play the game

1. Download Unity 2020.3.0f1 (64-bit) game engine. Make sure to install Unity Hub as well. Visual Studio 2019 highly recommended.
2. Inside Unity Hub, in Projects tab, press Add button, and select main folder of the source code (containing e.g. .gitignore file)
3. Press play button to play the game inside the Editor or use Ctrl + b to build and play in standalone application

1. Press play button
2. Using slider, choose desired depth parameter. It describes the depth parameter of Minimax algorithm using which AI bot operates (higher value = harder bot to beat)
3. Press the play button again
4. Player always plays with pawns located on the lower part of the checkerboard
5. Game can be restarted inside escape menu that appears when Escape button is pressed. One can also go back to Main menu
6. Player make moves by selecting available desired pawn and then selecting available desired position
   • If pawn cannot be selected it means that player cannot make move with given pawn or AI bot still makes his move
7. Player is notified when he or the bot wins by end game screen. End game screen allows to restart the game or to quit to Main Menu