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/// <summary>
/// Play a Mankalah game with the two given players, with the firstPlayer starting.
/// Returns TOP's score.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="playerTop">the player on the top</param>
/// <param name="playerBottom">the player on the bottom</param>
/// <param name="firstPlayer">the player who is starting the game</param>
/// <returns>the score of the TOP player</returns>
public static int PlayGame(Player playerTop, Player playerBottom, Position firstPlayer)
{
// Create a new game board.
_board = new Board(firstPlayer);
// Determine the player who starts.
if (firstPlayer == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerTop.GetName() + " starts.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerBottom.GetName() + " starts.");
}
// Display the current state of the game board.
_board.Display();
// Continue rotating turns till the game is over.
while (!_board.GameOver())
{
Console.WriteLine();
// Get the player's move and output what move the player made.
if (_board.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
_move = playerTop.ChooseMove(_board);
Console.WriteLine(playerTop.GetName() + " chooses move " + _move);
}
else
{
_move = playerBottom.ChooseMove(_board);
Console.WriteLine(playerBottom.GetName() + " chooses move " + _move);
}
// Commit the move to the game state. (true = verbose, false = non-verbose)
_board.MakeMove(_move, true);
// Display the new state of the game board.
_board.Display();
// Game is over, determine final results.
if (_board.GameOver())
{
if (_board.Winner() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerTop.GetName() +
" (TOP) wins " + _board.ScoreTopPlayer() + " to " + _board.ScoreBottomPlayer());
}
else if (_board.Winner() == Position.Bottom)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerBottom.GetName() +
" (BOTTOM) wins " + _board.ScoreBottomPlayer() + " to " + _board.ScoreTopPlayer());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("A tie!");
}
}
// Game is not over, ask player to make their move.
else
if (_board.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine(playerTop.GetName() + " to move.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(playerBottom.GetName() + " to move.");
}
}
// Return the final score for the match.
return(_board.ScoreTopPlayer());
}