// this is done from the startup program -or-
// it could be done from DealStrategy where new boards are created
// from a bunch of boards that have empty columns
public void AddInitialBoard(ref board nb, int TypeInitialBoard, ref csuitable Suitable)
{
int desptr;
int[] des = new int[112];
Int64 ChkWord = 0;
this.Suitable = Suitable;
bool bInsertFailed = false;
switch (TypeInitialBoard)
{
case GlobalClass.FIRST_CARD:
int tsbCount = 0;
nb.ComputeRemainingSuits();
LastBest = nb.score - 1;
cSC.BestScore = LastBest;
nb.TimeOfLastDeal = DateTime.Now;
nb.DealCounter = 5 - nb.ThisColumn[10].Cards.Count / 10;
// if there are 20 cards left, we must have dealt 3 times
nb.MyMoves.AddMoveInfo(TypeInitialBoard, nb.DealCounter, 0);
nb.from = -1; // didnt come from another board
desptr = nb.FormVerify(ref des, ref ChkWord);
cSC.stlookup.bIsNewBoard(ChkWord, desptr, ref des, nb.MyMoves.TheseMoves.Count, ref tsbCount, ref bInsertFailed);
Debug.Assert(!bInsertFailed);
Debug.Assert(0 == tsbCount);
break;
case GlobalClass.DEALT_A_CARD:
break;
}
AddNewBoard(ref nb);
}
// this gets rid of as many facedown cards as possible
// this should be run only if suits are locked out and only a few suits are remaining
public int TryUnstackAll(ref board oldtb)
{
int Any;
int Total = 0;
int ne = oldtb.NumEmptyColumns;
int ru = oldtb.UnexposedTypes.Count;
int rs = oldtb.ComputeRemainingSuits();
if (rs > 3)
{
return(0); // the works best with only a few suits
}
if (ru > ne)
{
return(0); // need a bunch of empty columns for sure
}
if (oldtb.DealCounter < 5)
{
return(0); // only on last deal
}
board tb = new board(ref oldtb);
tb.AssignCompletedID(GlobalClass.TypeCompletedBy.ID_USTK);
//tb.ShowBoard();
Any = TryUnstackOne(ref tb, ref Total);
//do
//{
// Any = TryUnstackOne(ref tb);
// if (Any > 0)
// {
// tb.ReScoreBoard();
// Total += Any;
// }
//} while (Any > 0);
//tb.ExplainBoard("did unstack");
tb.AssignCompletedID();
NewBoards.Add(tb);
return(Total);
}