/* given a string of the format COLrow>Colrow, make a move in the table */
/* returns 0 if couldnt move, returns 1 if moved */
internal int move(string i_MoveMessage, Player i_PlayerTurn)
{
int success = 0;
bool punish = false;
CheckersLogic cLogic = new CheckersLogic(this, i_PlayerTurn);
if (cLogic.isLegalMove(i_MoveMessage, ref i_PlayerTurn))
{
// before performing a move, check if player could perform eat and didnt do it.
string check = cLogic.checkIfCanEat(i_MoveMessage);
if (!check.Equals(string.Empty) && !check.Equals(i_MoveMessage) && !cLogic.isEatMove(i_MoveMessage))
{
punish = true;
}
if (!punish)
{
move(i_MoveMessage, i_PlayerTurn, punish);
}
success = punish ? 0 : 1;
}
return(success);
}
// play a game until someone wins / draw
private void playGame()
{
bool hasNoLegalMoves = false;
bool surrender = false;
// we start with X player
int playerIdTurn = 0;
string moveMessage = string.Empty;
CheckerSquare[] cSquare;
string[] moveMessages;
// play the game till its over
while (true)
{
CheckersLogic logic = new CheckersLogic(m_Table, getPlayerById(playerIdTurn));
//// if first player can eat again, we give him another turn
if (m_CanEatAgain && playerIdTurn == 0)
{
m_CanEatAgain = false;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(m_Turn + " turn " + getMoveType(playerIdTurn) + ":");
// if we are playing against the computer
if (m_Turn.Equals("Computer\'s"))
{
cSquare = m_Table.GetCheckerSquares(1);
moveMessages = logic.getPossibleMovesForPlayer(ref cSquare);
hasNoLegalMoves = logic.hasNoLegalMoves(moveMessages);
playerIdTurn = 1;
if (hasNoLegalMoves)
{
break;
}
Random random = new Random();
moveMessage = moveMessages[random.Next(moveMessages.Length)];
if (m_CanEatAgain)
{
moveMessage = m_EatMove;
m_CanEatAgain = false;
}
else
{
string eat = string.Empty;
// filter the non-legal moves
while (moveMessage.Equals("Aa>Aa"))
{
moveMessage = moveMessages[random.Next(moveMessages.Length)];
}
eat = logic.checkIfCanEat(moveMessage);
// prefer the eating move
moveMessage = eat.Equals(string.Empty) ? moveMessage : eat;
}
}
else
{
// player's (non-computer) turn
cSquare = m_Table.GetCheckerSquares(playerIdTurn);
moveMessages = logic.getPossibleMovesForPlayer(ref cSquare);
hasNoLegalMoves = logic.hasNoLegalMoves(moveMessages);
if (hasNoLegalMoves)
{
break;
}
moveMessage = getLegalMoveMessage(playerIdTurn);
// if players wants and can quit
if (moveMessage.Equals("Q"))
{
surrender = true;
break;
}
}
int moveIndicator = m_Table.move(moveMessage, getPlayerById(playerIdTurn));
if (moveIndicator == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter legal move");
}
else
{
// made a move, clear the screen
Ex02.ConsoleUtils.Screen.Clear();
// print state after the move
m_Table.printTable();
Console.WriteLine(m_Turn + " move was: " + getMoveType(playerIdTurn) + ": " + moveMessage);
// checks if move was eatmove
if (logic.isEatMove(moveMessage))
{
logic.m_Player.m_JustAte = true;
// checks if the player can eat again, if he can, camEat will hold the new move
string canEat = logic.canEatAgain(moveMessage);
if (canEat.Equals(string.Empty))
{
// if he cant eat anymore, just switch turns
logic.m_Player.m_JustAte = false;
switchTurn(ref playerIdTurn);
m_CanEatAgain = false;
m_EatMove = string.Empty;
}
else
{
m_CanEatAgain = true;
m_EatMove = canEat;
}
}
else
{
// if it wasnt eatmove, checks if he could eat someone and didnt do it, if so he lose man
switchTurn(ref playerIdTurn);
}
}
}
if (m_Table.m_NumO == 0 || m_Table.m_NumX == 0 || surrender || hasNoLegalMoves)
{
Console.WriteLine("GAME OVER !");
break;
}
}
// something got us out of the game, check what happend
calculatePointsAfterGame();
printResults();
checkIfPlayAgain();
}