private bool ProcessTurnsAndAskToPlayAgain()
{
while (true)
{
NextPlayer();
_board.Display();
if (_currentPlayer.AI != null) //it's an AI player
{
_board.AddMark(_currentPlayer.Mark, _currentPlayer.AI.TakeTurn(_board.BoardArray));
Console.Clear();
_board.Display();
Console.ForegroundColor = _currentPlayer.TextColor;
Console.Write(" " + _currentPlayer.Name + " has spoken!");
Console.ResetColor();
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
else
{
PromptUser();
}
//check for victory or tie and ask to play again
if (_board.IsVictory(_currentPlayer))
{
_board.Display();
Console.ForegroundColor = _currentPlayer.TextColor;
TextEffects.CenterAlignWriteLine(_currentPlayer.Name + " wins!");
Console.ResetColor();
return(AskToPlayAgain());
}
else if (_board.IsCatGame())
{
_board.Display();
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.NeutralColor;
Console.WriteLine(TextEffects.offsetString + "Cats game!");
Console.ResetColor();
return(AskToPlayAgain());
}
}
}
private Player PromptToCreatePlayer(string mark = null)
{
TextEffects.DisplayLogo();
int currentCursorTop = Console.CursorTop;
string userInput = null;
if (mark == null)
{
bool validInput = false;
//prompt for their choice of mark
while (!validInput)
{
Console.WriteLine(" X goes first. ");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(" Would you like to be ");
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.XMarkColor;
Console.Write("Xs ");
Console.ResetColor();
Console.Write("or ");
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.OMarkColor;
Console.Write("Os");
Console.ResetColor();
Console.Write("? ");
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.NeutralColor;
userInput = Console.ReadLine().Trim().ToUpper();
Console.ResetColor();
switch (userInput)
{
case "X":
case "XS":
mark = "X";
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
validInput = true;
break;
case "O":
case "OS":
mark = "O";
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
validInput = true;
break;
default:
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(" ");
Console.WriteLine(" ");
Console.WriteLine(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.ErrorColor;
Console.WriteLine(" Enter X or O... ");
Console.ResetColor();
Thread.Sleep(1000);
//erase the error message and reset cursor
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ", Console.WindowWidth);
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
continue;
}
}
}
ConsoleColor playerTextColor = mark == "X" ? TextEffects.XMarkColor : TextEffects.OMarkColor;
while (true)
{
//space it over
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write("Player \"");
Console.ForegroundColor = playerTextColor;
Console.Write(mark);
Console.ResetColor();
Console.Write("\" please enter your name: ");
Console.ForegroundColor = playerTextColor;
userInput = Console.ReadLine();
Console.ResetColor();
if (userInput.Length < 1)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.ErrorColor;
Console.WriteLine(" Please try again... ");
Console.ResetColor();
Thread.Sleep(800);
//erase the error message and reset cursor
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
continue;
}
else if (userInput.Length > 12)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.ForegroundColor = TextEffects.ErrorColor;
Console.WriteLine(" Sorry, your name can only be 12 characters long. ");
Console.ResetColor();
Thread.Sleep(1500);
//erase the error message and reset cursor
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
continue;
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, currentCursorTop);
break;
}
//say hello to the player in their color, then erase message
Console.ForegroundColor = playerTextColor;
//space it over
Console.Write(" ");
Console.Write("Hello, " + userInput + "!");
Thread.Sleep(1000);
Console.Clear();
Console.ResetColor();
//return new Player(userInput, mark, false, playerTextColor);
return(new Player()
{
Mark = mark, Name = userInput, TextColor = playerTextColor
});
}
