internal static void GameStart(int STARTING_FLAGS, int WINNING_CONDITION, int[] arrayFlagsToRemoved, bool isHumanStartFirst)
{
string input;
List <int> FlagsToRemove = arrayFlagsToRemoved.OfType <int>().ToList();
FlagRemovalBrain brain = new FlagRemovalBrain(WINNING_CONDITION, STARTING_FLAGS, FlagsToRemove);
int remainingFlags = STARTING_FLAGS;
int turn = 0;
bool humanWon = false;
bool draw = false;
List <ResultTable> ListOfResultTable = new List <ResultTable>();//keep track the result of each turn
do
{
int pulledFlag = 0;
if (isHumanStartFirst)
{
Console.WriteLine("Flag(s) remaining: {0}, winning condition: {1} flag(s) remain ", remainingFlags, WINNING_CONDITION);
WriteLine("Your turn , enter the number of flag(s) that you willing to pull ({0} only).", string.Join(" or ", FlagsToRemove.Select(i => i)), remainingFlags);
input = ReadLine();
if (!int.TryParse(input, out pulledFlag) || !FlagsToRemove.Contains(pulledFlag) || pulledFlag > remainingFlags)
{
WriteLine("Please enter number {0 } only", string.Join(" or ", FlagsToRemove.Select(i => i)));
continue;
}
/**Human's turn */
(remainingFlags, turn) = ProcessDecision(remainingFlags, turn, pulledFlag, brain, ListOfResultTable, true);
if (remainingFlags == WINNING_CONDITION)
{
humanWon = true; break;
}
isHumanStartFirst = false;
}
brain.FlagsThatCanBeRemove.RemoveAll(t => remainingFlags - t < WINNING_CONDITION); //remove availabe flags
if (brain.FlagsThatCanBeRemove.Count == 0) //draw
{
draw = true; break;
}
/**Computer's turn */
(remainingFlags, turn) = ProcessDecision(remainingFlags, turn, pulledFlag, brain, ListOfResultTable, false);
if (remainingFlags == WINNING_CONDITION)
{
break;
}
FlagsToRemove.RemoveAll(t => remainingFlags - t < WINNING_CONDITION); //remove availabe flags
if (FlagsToRemove.Count == 0) //draw
{
draw = true; break;
}
isHumanStartFirst = true;
} while (remainingFlags > WINNING_CONDITION);
if (draw)
{
WriteLine("There is no way to reach the winning condition, game ended. Draw. \n\n\n");
}
else if (humanWon)
{
WriteLine("Game Ended! Good Job, you beat the computer! You are a good strategist!!! \n\n\n");
}
else
{
WriteLine("Game Ended! You were beaten by computer! You sucks! \n\n\n");
}
}
static (int, int) ProcessDecision(int remainingFlags, int turn, int HumanPulledFlag, FlagRemovalBrain brain, List <ResultTable> resultTables, bool isHumanTurn)
{
if (!isHumanTurn)
{
Thread.Sleep(1000);//pretending that the computer is taking time to think
WriteLine("Computer AI's turn, computer is thinking...");
WriteLine();
}
ResultTable resultTable = new ResultTable
{
Turn = ++turn,
Move = isHumanTurn ? "You " : "Computer",
Pulled = isHumanTurn ? HumanPulledFlag : brain.ComputerDecision(remainingFlags, out _)
};
resultTable.Remaining = remainingFlags - resultTable.Pulled;
resultTables.Add(resultTable);
DisplayResultTable(resultTables);
return(resultTable.Remaining, resultTable.Turn);
}
