public void NewGame()
{
Game = new DotsGame(DotsGameSettings.PlayerCount, DotsGameSettings.BoardType, DotsGameSettings.BoardWidth, DotsGameSettings.BoardHeight);
ClientSize = GetPreferedWindowSize();
Refresh();
RunComputerPlayers();
}
public static void MakeMove(DotsGame game)
{
LineInfo bestMove = LineInfo.Invalid;
int bestScore = int.MinValue;
// score all the moves, pick the best one
for (int i = 0; i < game.Width; ++i)
{
for (int j = 0; j < game.Height; ++j)
{
if (i < (game.Width - 1))
{
LineInfo move = new LineInfo(LineType.Horizontal, i, j);
if (game.GetMove(move) == Player.Invalid)
{
int score = ScoreMove(game, move);
if (score > bestScore)
{
bestScore = score;
bestMove = move;
}
}
}
if (j < (game.Height - 1))
{
LineInfo move = new LineInfo(LineType.Vertical, i, j);
if (game.GetMove(move) == Player.Invalid)
{
int score = ScoreMove(game, move);
if (score > bestScore)
{
bestScore = score;
bestMove = move;
}
}
}
}
}
game.RecordMove(bestMove);
}
static LineInfo FindNextAvailable(DotsGame game, LineInfo lastLine)
{
// find the line past in before returning an availabe move
bool searching = lastLine.LineType != LineType.None;
for (int i = 0; i < game.Width; ++i)
{
for (int j = 0; j < game.Height; ++j)
{
if (i < (game.Width - 1))
{
if (game.GetHorizontal(i, j) == Player.Invalid)
{
if (searching)
{
searching = false;
continue;
}
return(new LineInfo(LineType.Horizontal, i, j));
}
}
if (j < (game.Height - 1))
{
if (game.GetVertical(i, j) == Player.Invalid)
{
if (searching)
{
searching = false;
continue;
}
return(new LineInfo(LineType.Vertical, i, j));
}
}
}
}
return(LineInfo.Invalid);
}
static int ScoreMove(DotsGame game, LineInfo move)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(game.IsValid(move));
int completedSquares = 0;
int openSquares = 0;
switch (move.LineType)
{
case LineType.Horizontal:
// _
// | | <-- missing line is 'move'
//
if ((move.Y - 1) >= 0)
{
int sides = 0;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X, move.Y - 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X + 1, move.Y - 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X, move.Y - 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
if (sides == 3)
{
// circle takes the square
completedSquares++;
}
if (sides == 2)
{
// leaves a square for the next move (could be us!)
openSquares++;
}
}
//
// |_| <-- missing line is 'move'
//
if ((move.Y + 1) < game.Height)
{
int sides = 0;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X + 1, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X, move.Y + 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
if (sides == 3)
{
// circle takes the square
completedSquares++;
}
if (sides == 2)
{
// leaves a square for the next move (could be us!)
openSquares++;
}
}
break;
case LineType.Vertical:
// _
// |_ <-- missing line is 'move'
//
if ((move.X - 1) >= 0)
{
int sides = 0;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X - 1, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X - 1, move.Y + 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X - 1, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
if (sides == 3)
{
// circle takes the square
completedSquares++;
}
if (sides == 2)
{
// leaves a square for the next move (could be us!)
openSquares++;
}
}
// _
// _| <-- missing line is 'move'
//
if ((move.X + 1) < game.Width)
{
int sides = 0;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetHorizontal(move.X, move.Y + 1) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
sides += game.GetVertical(move.X + 1, move.Y) == Player.Invalid ? 0 : 1;
if (sides == 3)
{
// circle takes the square
completedSquares++;
}
if (sides == 2)
{
// leaves a square for the next move (could be us!)
openSquares++;
}
}
break;
}
int score = 0; // 0 means it isn't a determinmental move
if (completedSquares == 2)
{
score = 10;
}
else if (completedSquares == 1 && openSquares == 1)
{
score = 10;
}
else if (completedSquares == 1)
{
score = 5;
}
else if (openSquares == 1)
{
score = -5;
}
else if (openSquares == 2)
{
score = -10;
}
return(score);
}
static LineInfo FindFirstAvailable(DotsGame game)
{
return(FindNextAvailable(game, LineInfo.Invalid));
}
