private static void easyLevel(int size)
{
Board.Blank b = new Board.Blank();
if (!isWin(size))
{
Console.WriteLine("Computer is making the move...");
if (gb.blankPlaces(size, size).Count == gb.Size(size)) //if all spaces are open, randomly pick one for excitement
{
Random r = new Random();
b = new Board.Blank(r.Next(0, size), r.Next(0, size));
}
else
{
Random r = new Random();
do
{
b = new Board.Blank(r.Next(0, size), r.Next(0, size));
} while (gb.isFull(b.A, b.B));
}
gb[b.A, b.B] = Board.user.X;
dispBoard(size);
if (!isWin(size))
{
NextMove(size);
}
}
}
public static Board.Blank GetBestMove(BoardInitialize gb, Board.user p, int length, int width)
{
Board.Blank? bestSpace = null;
List <Board.Blank> openSpaces = gb.blankPlaces(length, width);
BoardInitialize newBoard;
for (int i = 0; i < openSpaces.Count; i++)
{
newBoard = gb.Clone(length, width);
Board.Blank newSpace = openSpaces[i];
newBoard[newSpace.A, newSpace.B] = p;
if (newBoard.Winner(length, width) == Board.user.space && newBoard.blankPlaces(length, width).Count > 0)
{
Board.Blank tempMove = GetBestMove(newBoard, (Board.user)(-(int)p), length, width);
newSpace.Rank = tempMove.Rank;
}
else
{
if (newBoard.Winner(length, width) == Board.user.space)
{
newSpace.Rank = 0;
}
else if (newBoard.Winner(length, width) == Board.user.X)
{
newSpace.Rank = -1;
}
else if (newBoard.Winner(length, width) == Board.user.O)
{
newSpace.Rank = 1;
}
}
if (bestSpace == null ||
(p == Board.user.X && newSpace.Rank < ((Board.Blank)bestSpace).Rank) ||
(p == Board.user.O && newSpace.Rank > ((Board.Blank)bestSpace).Rank))
{
bestSpace = newSpace;
}
}
return((Board.Blank)bestSpace);
}