/// <summary>
/// displays who goes first and returns a 0 or 1 for X and O
/// </summary>
public Gameboard.GameboardState DisplayWhosOnFirst()
{
bool validChoice = false;
string userResponse;
Gameboard.GameboardState readyPlayerOne = 0;
Random random = new Random();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
ConsoleUtil.HeaderText = GAME_NAME + " | Who Goes First";
ConsoleUtil.DisplayReset();
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage("Choose who will go first, X or O");
Console.WriteLine();
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage("Please enter either an X or an O for first player.");
ConsoleUtil.DisplayMessage("If you want the game to decide press any other key!");
userResponse = Console.ReadLine();
while (!validChoice)
{
if (userResponse == "x" | userResponse == "X")
{
readyPlayerOne = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn;
validChoice = true;
}
else if (userResponse == "o" | userResponse == "O")
{
readyPlayerOne = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOTurn;
validChoice = true;
}
else
{
if (random.Next(0, 2) == 0)
{
readyPlayerOne = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn;
validChoice = true;
}
else
{
readyPlayerOne = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOTurn;
validChoice = true;
}
}
}
if (readyPlayerOne == Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn)
{
Console.WriteLine("First player is X");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("First player is O");
}
DisplayContinuePrompt();
return(readyPlayerOne);
}
/// <summary>
/// manage each new task based on the current game state
/// </summary>
private void ManageGameStateTasks()
{
switch (_gameView.CurrentViewState)
{
case ConsoleView.ViewState.Active:
_gameView.DisplayGameArea();
switch (_gameboard.CurrentRoundState)
{
case Gameboard.GameboardState.NewRound:
_roundNumber++;
//Generate a random number to decide what player goes first.
Random coinFlip = new Random();
if (coinFlip.Next(0, 2) == 0)
{
//If the random number is 0...
//Set Player O as the first player to take a turn.
_gameboard.CurrentRoundState = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOTurn;
_gameView.DisplayMessageBox("Player O will start first this round. Press any key to start playing.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
else
{
//If the random number is 1...
//Set Player X as the first player to take a turn.
_gameboard.CurrentRoundState = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn;
_gameView.DisplayMessageBox("Player X will start first this round. Press any key to start playing.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
break;
case Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn:
_currentPlayerTurn = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXTurn;
ManagePlayerTurn(Gameboard.PlayerPiece.X);
break;
case Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOTurn:
_currentPlayerTurn = Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOTurn;
ManagePlayerTurn(Gameboard.PlayerPiece.O);
break;
case Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerXWin:
_playerXNumberOfWins++;
_playingRound = false;
break;
case Gameboard.GameboardState.PlayerOWin:
_playerONumberOfWins++;
_playingRound = false;
break;
case Gameboard.GameboardState.CatsGame:
_numberOfCatsGames++;
_playingRound = false;
break;
default:
break;
}
break;
case ConsoleView.ViewState.PlayerTimedOut:
_gameView.DisplayTimedOutScreen();
_playingRound = false;
break;
case ConsoleView.ViewState.PlayerUsedMaxAttempts:
_gameView.DisplayMaxAttemptsReachedScreen();
_playingRound = false;
_playingGame = false;
break;
default:
break;
}
}