/// <summary>
/// This is the method that UI will call in order to get a status update
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameEvent"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public GameState parseEvent(GameEvent gameEvent)
{
// Game State not active, Decide who is going to start
if (!ActiveGame)
{
return decideStartingPlayer(gameEvent);
}
// Game State active, make active game relevant choices
else
{
Colors playerID = gameEvent.Player;
piece chosenPieceID = gameEvent.Piece;
Piece[][] pieces = (Piece[][]) ludoBoard.State["pieces"];
Piece chosenPiece = pieces[(int)playerID][chosenPieceID];
dice dice = gameEvent.Dice;
Player[] players = (Player[]) ludoBoard.State["players"];
Player player = players[(int)playerID];
Debug.Write("\nDeciding action for player: " + player.PlayerID + ", with piece: " +
chosenPiece.PieceID + ", player rolled: " + dice);
if (!chosenPiece.Active)
{
bool isPieceActivated = tryActivate(playerID, dice);
Debug.Write(String.Format("\nTried activating new piece: {0}", isPieceActivated));
}
else
{
Debug.Write("\nTrying to move piece.");
tryMove(chosenPiece, dice);
}
}
return ludoBoard.ToArray(); // return updated state to UI
}
/// <summary>
/// This is the method that UI will call in order to get a status update
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameEvent"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public GameState parseEvent(GameEvent gameEvent)
{
Colors playerID = gameEvent.Player;
piece chosenPieceID = gameEvent.Piece;
Piece[][] pieces = (Piece[][]) ludoBoard.State["pieces"];
Piece chosenPiece = pieces[(int)playerID][chosenPieceID];
dice dice = gameEvent.Dice;
Player[] players = (Player[]) ludoBoard.State["players"];
Player player = players[(int)playerID];
GameState gameState = new GameState();
bool isPieceActivated = false;
Nest[] nests = (Nest[]) ludoBoard.State["nests"];
Debug.Write("\nRules: Deciding action for player: " + player.PlayerID + ", with piece: " +
chosenPiece.PieceID + ", player rolled: " + dice);
if (!chosenPiece.Active)
{
isPieceActivated = tryActivate(playerID, dice, chosenPieceID);
Debug.Write(String.Format("\nRules: Tried activating new piece: {0}", isPieceActivated));
if (ludoBoard.Instruction != Instructions.CollisionWithSelf)
{
ludoBoard.Instruction = (isPieceActivated) ? Instructions.Introduce : Instructions.NotIntroduce;
}
}
else
{
Debug.Write("\nRules: Trying to move piece.");
bool hasPieceMoved = tryMove(chosenPiece, dice);
}
Debug.WriteLine("\n Instruction = " + gameState.Instruction);
return updateGameState(gameState, pieces);
}
/// <summary>
/// If there is a player with higher result than the others, make them the winner
/// Otherwise, do nothing
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameEvent"></param>
/// <param name="winner"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private GameState decideStartingPlayer(GameEvent gameEvent)
{
GameState gameState = new GameState();
Colors winner;
Dictionary<Colors, dice> diceResults = gameEvent.Dices;
Debug.WriteLine("\ndiceResults check");
// Create ordered List
var orderedResults = diceResults.OrderBy(results => results.Value).ToList();
// Check if there are two equally maximum results
int last = orderedResults[numOfPlayers - 1].Value;
int nextLast = orderedResults[numOfPlayers - 2].Value;
bool isTie = (last == nextLast);
if (isTie)
{
Debug.WriteLine("\n it's a Tie");
gameState.StartingPlayer = -1;
}
else
{
winner = orderedResults[numOfPlayers - 1].Key;
gameState.StartingPlayer = (int)winner;
Debug.Write("\nWinner of round robin is: " + winner);
ActiveGame = true; // TODO: ???
}
return gameState;
}
private void StartGame()
{
ruleEngine = new RuleEngine();
gameState = new GameState();
gameEvent = new GameEvent();
pieces = new List<Piece>();
hasGameStarted = true;
createTurnString(ref turn);
PlayerTurn = turn;
gameEvent.Player = LudoRules.Colors.Blue;
chooseTalkingBubble("/images/started.png");
initializePieces();
}