private int currentPlayer; //either 1 or 2
public void startGame()
{
turnStackProp = new Stack <TurnData>();
string type = "";
player1.type = Player.playerType.Human;
//player1.colour = "Blue";
//player2.colour = "DarkYellow";
currentPlayer = 1;
while (!(type.Equals("s") | type.Equals("m")))
{
Console.WriteLine("Press (s) for single player or (m) for multi-player ");
type = Console.ReadLine();
if (type == "s")
{
player2.type = Player.playerType.Computer;
player2.name = "Roboto-san";
Console.WriteLine("Please enter your name:");
player1.name = Console.ReadLine();
}
else if (type.Equals("m"))
{
player2.type = Player.playerType.Human;
Console.WriteLine("Player 1: Please enter your name:");
player1.name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Player 2: Please enter your name:");
player2.name = Console.ReadLine();
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid character. Press s or m.");
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Please choose the size of the board, starting with the length.\n Please enter an integer value:");
Length = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Now enter the desired height of the board:");
Height = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
newGame = new ConnectFourBoard(Length, Height);
newGame.display();
while (newGame.FreeSpaces() == true && newGame.AndTheWinnerIs() == null)
{
round();
}
//player2 won
if (newGame.AndTheWinnerIs() == "player2")
{
announceWinner();
}
return;
}
public override void turn(Player player)
{
int SelectedColumn = -1;
if (currentPlayer == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("It's " + player1.name + "'s turn!");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("It's " + player2.name + "'s turn!");
}
//Console.WriteLine("{0}",WhichPlayer);
if (currentPlayer == 1 || (currentPlayer == 2 && player2.type == Player.playerType.Human))
{
while (SelectedColumn == -1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Drop a new checker piece by entering the column number (as stated above the board)");
try
{
SelectedColumn = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
}
catch (Exception e) {
SelectedColumn = -1;
}
// incorrect input or no space in column
if (SelectedColumn > Length || newGame.PlaceInColumn(SelectedColumn - 1) == -1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Incorrect Input.");
SelectedColumn = -1;
}
}
newGame.HighlightSpace(SelectedColumn - 1, newGame.PlaceInColumn(SelectedColumn - 1), currentPlayer);
newGame.display();
}
//player 2 is bot
else
{
int RandomCol = RandomColumn();
//check board for 3 connected pieces
int RecommendedColumn = newGame.AIAdvisor(2);
if (RecommendedColumn < 1000) //can win?
{
newGame.HighlightSpace(RecommendedColumn, newGame.PlaceInColumn(RecommendedColumn), 2);
}
//otherwise: keep player 1 from winning
RecommendedColumn = newGame.AIAdvisor(1);
if (RecommendedColumn >= 0 && RecommendedColumn < 1000)
{
newGame.HighlightSpace(RecommendedColumn, newGame.PlaceInColumn(RecommendedColumn), 2);
}
else
{
newGame.HighlightSpace(RandomColumn(), newGame.PlaceInColumn(RandomCol), 2);
}
newGame.display();
}
//switch player
currentPlayer = (currentPlayer % 2) + 1; // 1 -> 2 ; 2 -> 1
return;
}