// methods (alphabetical)
private bool AutoMove() // try to find a legal automove if they just clicked on a piece. Give up if not found
{
bool result = false;
int toPoss = 0;
BGRules aBGRules = new BGRules();
if (diceHi != 0) // there is a diceHi throw available (used by default)(diceHi is zero after a successful diceHi move (if not a double))
{
toPoss = ((fMove1 - diceHi) < 0) ? 0 : (fMove1 - diceHi); // when bearing off avoid negatives
if (player == 1)
{
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, redBoard, blackBoard, diceHi))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceHi; // use the diceHi
result = true;
}
else // diceHI move blocked
{
toPoss = ((fMove1 - diceLo) < 0) ? 0 : (fMove1 - diceLo); // when bearing off avoid negatives
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, redBoard, blackBoard, diceLo))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceLo;
result = true;
}
}
}
else
{
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, blackBoard, redBoard, diceHi))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceHi; // use the diceHi
result = true;
}
else // diceHI move blocked
{
toPoss = ((fMove1 - diceLo) < 0) ? 0 : (fMove1 - diceLo); // when bearing off avoid negatives
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, blackBoard, redBoard, diceLo))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceLo;
result = true;
}
}
}
}
else // diceHi was used already
{
if (player == 1)
{
toPoss = ((fMove1 - diceLo) < 0) ? 0 : (fMove1 - diceLo); // when bearing off avoid negatives
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, redBoard, blackBoard, diceLo))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceLo;
result = true;
}
}
else
{
toPoss = ((fMove1 - diceLo) < 0) ? 0 : (fMove1 - diceLo); // when bearing off avoid negatives
if (aBGRules.IsLegal(fMove1, toPoss, blackBoard, redBoard, diceLo))
{
tMove1 = fMove1 - diceLo;
result = true;
}
}
}
return(result);
}