public Tuple <int, double> MiniMax(Board board, int depth, double alpha, double beta)
{
double bestResult = 0;
double result = 0;
int bestMove = 0;
if (board.GameOver() || depth == 0)
{
return(new Tuple <int, double>(0, evaluate(board)));
}
int start = 0;
if (board.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
start = 7;
}
else
{
start = 0;
}
if (board.WhoseMove() == position)
{
bestResult = double.NegativeInfinity;
for (int move = start; move <= start + 5; move++)
{
if (board.LegalMove(move) && timer.ElapsedMilliseconds < getTimePerMove())
{
Board tempBoard = new Board(board); //duplicate board
tempBoard.MakeMove(move, false); //make the move
result = MiniMax(tempBoard, depth - 1, alpha, beta).Item2;
if (result > bestResult) //find its value
{
bestResult = result; //remember if best
bestMove = move;
}
if (bestResult > alpha)
{
alpha = bestResult;
}
if (beta <= alpha)
{
break;
}
}
}
}
else
{
bestResult = double.PositiveInfinity;
for (int move = start; move <= start + 5; move++)
{
if (board.LegalMove(move) && timer.ElapsedMilliseconds < getTimePerMove())
{
Board tempBoard = new Board(board); //duplicate board
tempBoard.MakeMove(move, false); //make the move
result = MiniMax(tempBoard, depth - 1, alpha, beta).Item2;
if (result < bestResult) //find its value
{
bestResult = result; //remember if best
bestMove = move;
}
if (beta < bestResult)
{
beta = bestResult;
}
if (beta <= alpha)
{
break;
}
}
}
}
return(new Tuple <int, double>(bestMove, bestResult));
}
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// METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR METHOD SEPARATOR
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/// <summary>
/// Play a Mankalah game with the two given players, with the firstPlayer starting.
/// Returns TOP's score.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="playerTop">the player on the top</param>
/// <param name="playerBottom">the player on the bottom</param>
/// <param name="firstPlayer">the player who is starting the game</param>
/// <returns>the score of the TOP player</returns>
public static int PlayGame(Player playerTop, Player playerBottom, Position firstPlayer)
{
// Create a new game board.
_board = new Board(firstPlayer);
// Determine the player who starts.
if (firstPlayer == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerTop.GetName() + " starts.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerBottom.GetName() + " starts.");
}
// Display the current state of the game board.
_board.Display();
// Continue rotating turns till the game is over.
while (!_board.GameOver())
{
Console.WriteLine();
// Get the player's move and output what move the player made.
if (_board.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
_move = playerTop.ChooseMove(_board);
Console.WriteLine(playerTop.GetName() + " chooses move " + _move);
}
else
{
_move = playerBottom.ChooseMove(_board);
Console.WriteLine(playerBottom.GetName() + " chooses move " + _move);
}
// Commit the move to the game state. (true = verbose, false = non-verbose)
_board.MakeMove(_move, true);
// Display the new state of the game board.
_board.Display();
// Game is over, determine final results.
if (_board.GameOver())
{
if (_board.Winner() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerTop.GetName() +
" (TOP) wins " + _board.ScoreTopPlayer() + " to " + _board.ScoreBottomPlayer());
}
else if (_board.Winner() == Position.Bottom)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + playerBottom.GetName() +
" (BOTTOM) wins " + _board.ScoreBottomPlayer() + " to " + _board.ScoreTopPlayer());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("A tie!");
}
}
// Game is not over, ask player to make their move.
else
if (_board.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine(playerTop.GetName() + " to move.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(playerBottom.GetName() + " to move.");
}
}
// Return the final score for the match.
return(_board.ScoreTopPlayer());
}
/*
* Play one Kalah game with the two given players, with firstPlayer
* starting. This function returns TOP's score.
*/
public static int playGame(Player pTop, Player pBot, Position firstPlayer)
{
b = new Board(firstPlayer);
if (firstPlayer == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + pTop.getName() + " starts.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + pBot.getName() + " starts.");
}
b.Display();
while (!b.GameOver())
{
Console.WriteLine();
if (b.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
move = pTop.chooseMove(b);
Console.WriteLine(pTop.getName() + " chooses move " + move);
}
else
{
move = pBot.chooseMove(b);
Console.WriteLine(pBot.getName() + " chooses move " + move);
}
b.MakeMove(move, true); // last parameter says to be chatty
b.Display();
if (b.GameOver())
{
if (b.Winner() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + pTop.getName() +
" (TOP) wins " + b.ScoreTop() + " to " + b.ScoreBot());
}
else if (b.Winner() == Position.Bottom)
{
Console.WriteLine("Player " + pBot.getName() +
" (BOTTOM) wins " + b.ScoreBot() + " to " + b.ScoreTop());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("A tie!");
}
}
else
if (b.WhoseMove() == Position.Top)
{
Console.WriteLine(pTop.getName() + " to move.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(pBot.getName() + " to move.");
}
}
return(b.ScoreTop());
}