private void moveBlue()
{
// the blue oponent moves too fast, so a delay is added in order for the human to spot clearly what move has been made
var timer = new DispatcherTimer {
Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)
};
timer.Start();
timer.Tick += (sender, args) =>
{
timer.Stop();
warning.Text = "";
warning.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
int move = 0;
// blue opponent's first move is random
int i = 1, j = 2, index = 1;
if (firstMoveBlue)
{
while (a[i, j] != 0)
{
index = rand.Next(1, 25);
Cell c = new Cell(index);
i = c.i;
j = c.j;
}
a[i, j] = 2;
firstMoveBlue = false;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[index], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = index;
ballPlayer2 -= 1;
}
else
if (thirdPhaseBlue)
{
// check if red will soon create a mill
List <Cell> incompleteRedMill = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 1);
// check if blue will create soon a mill
List <Cell> incompleteBlueMill = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 2);
List <Mill> blueMills = Mill.getMills(a, 2);
Cell moved = Mill.getBlueStoneThirdPhase(a);
if (incompleteBlueMill.Count != 0)
{
a[moved.i, moved.j] = 0;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(moved.i, moved.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
int ii = incompleteBlueMill[0].i;
int jj = incompleteBlueMill[0].j;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(ii, jj)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
a[ii, jj] = 2;
}
else
if (incompleteRedMill.Count != 0)
{
a[moved.i, moved.j] = 0;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(moved.i, moved.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
int ii = incompleteRedMill[0].i;
int jj = incompleteRedMill[0].j;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(ii, jj)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
a[ii, jj] = 2;
}
else
if (blueMills.Count != 0)
{
Cell x = new Cell(blueMills[0].start);
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
Cell n = new Cell(k);
if (a[n.i, n.j] == 0)
{
a[n.i, n.j] = 2;
a[x.i, x.j] = 0;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(x.i, x.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n.i, n.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
}
}
}
else
{
int ct = 0;
Cell first = new Cell(0);
Cell second = new Cell(0);
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
Cell x = new Cell(k);
if ((a[x.i, x.j] == 2) && (ct == 0))
{
ct++;
first = x;
}
else
if ((a[x.i, x.j] == 2) && (ct == 1))
{
second = x;
a[first.i, first.j] = 0;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(first.i, first.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
for (int n = 1; n < 25; n++)
{
Cell n_c = new Cell(n);
if (Cell.neighbour(a, n_c, second) && (a[n_c.i, n_c.j] == 0))
{
a[n_c.i, n_c.j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n_c.i, n_c.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
break;
}
}
}
}
}
}
else
// if the game is in phase 1 check whether red will soon form a mill (two neighbour red stones)
// and whether blue will form soon a mill;
// completing blue mill has preference over blocking formation of red mill because after
// completing a blue mill, it will remove a red stone that is inside a dangerous/ incomplete red mill)
if (ballPlayer2 > 0)
{
// check if red will soon create a mill
List <Cell> incompleteRedMill = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 1);
// check if blue will create soon a mill
List <Cell> incompleteBlueMill = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 2);
// try to build blue mill
Cell aimBlueMill = Mill.goMill(a);
// if no danger of red mill was detected and blue will not create soon a mill
if (incompleteRedMill.Count == 0 && incompleteBlueMill.Count == 0)
{
if (aimBlueMill != null)
{
a[aimBlueMill.i, aimBlueMill.j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(aimBlueMill.i, aimBlueMill.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(aimBlueMill.i, aimBlueMill.j);
}
else
{
i = 1; j = 2; index = 1;
while (a[i, j] != 0)
{
index = rand.Next(1, 25);
Cell c = new Cell(index);
i = c.i;
j = c.j;
}
a[i, j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[index], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = index;
}
}
else
if ((incompleteRedMill.Count != 0) && (incompleteBlueMill.Count == 0))
{
// danger for red to create mill and blue will not create soon a mill
// => move blue stone to block red mill
a[incompleteRedMill[0].i, incompleteRedMill[0].j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(incompleteRedMill[0].i, incompleteRedMill[0].j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(incompleteRedMill[0].i, incompleteRedMill[0].j);
checkMill(2, ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(incompleteRedMill[0].i, incompleteRedMill[0].j)]);
}
else
if ((incompleteRedMill.Count != 0) && (incompleteBlueMill.Count != 0))
{
// danger for red to create mill and blue will create soon a mill
// => complete blue mill
a[incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j);
}
else
{
// no danger for red to create mill and blue will create soon a mill
a[incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j] = 2;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(incompleteBlueMill[0].i, incompleteBlueMill[0].j);
}
ballPlayer2 -= 1;
}
else
if (secondPhase)
{
List <Cell> blueDangerousMills = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 2);
List <Cell> redDangerousMills = Mill.checkDangerMill(a, 1);
List <Mill> blueMills = Mill.getMills(a, 2);
bool blueMoved = false;
// search through all the blue mills to get a free neighbour position where to move
// one of the blue stones from inside the mill (strategy for removing red stones => next move will close back the mill)
if (!blueMoved && (!breakMill))
{
HashSet <int> blueStones = new HashSet <int>();
foreach (Mill m in blueMills)
{
blueStones.Add(m.start);
blueStones.Add(m.middle);
blueStones.Add(m.stop);
}
if (blueStones.Count != 0)
{
foreach (int stone in blueStones)
{
if (!blueMoved)
{
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
Cell n_k = new Cell(k);
Cell n_s = new Cell(stone);
if (Cell.neighbour(a, n_k, n_s) && (a[n_k.i, n_k.j] == 0))
{
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n_k.i, n_k.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(n_k.i, n_k.j);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n_s.i, n_s.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
a[n_k.i, n_k.j] = 2;
a[n_s.i, n_s.j] = 0;
blueMoved = true;
breakMill = true;
break;
}
}
}
else
{
break;
}
}
}
}
// try to find an incomplete blue mill and if a blue stone is in the neighbourhood, move it to complete the mill
if (!blueMoved && breakMill)
{
HashSet <int> StonesInMills = new HashSet <int>();
foreach (Mill m in blueMills)
{
StonesInMills.Add(m.start);
StonesInMills.Add(m.middle);
StonesInMills.Add(m.stop);
}
foreach (Cell blue in blueDangerousMills)
{
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
if (!blueMoved)
{
Cell n = new Cell(k);
if (Cell.neighbour(a, n, blue) && (a[n.i, n.j] == 2) && (!StonesInMills.Contains(k)))
{
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(blue.i, blue.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(blue.i, blue.j);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n.i, n.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
a[n.i, n.j] = 0;
a[blue.i, blue.j] = 2;
blueMoved = true;
breakMill = false;
break; // found a good position to move the blue stone, so stop searching
}
}
else
{
break; // break from the outer loop after finding a good postion to move
}
}
}
}
// if the precedent case didn't result in a position where to move the blue stone
// then search through all incomplete red mills for a position that has in
// the neighbourhood a blue stone and if one is found, move blue stone to block forming a red mill
if (!blueMoved)
{
foreach (Cell red in redDangerousMills)
{
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
if (!blueMoved)
{
Cell n = new Cell(k);
if (Cell.neighbour(a, n, red) && (a[n.i, n.j] == 2))
{
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(red.i, red.j)], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
move = Helper.toIJ(red.i, red.j);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(n.i, n.j)], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
a[n.i, n.j] = 0;
a[red.i, red.j] = 2;
blueMoved = true;
break;
}
}
else
{
break;
}
}
}
}
while (!blueMoved)
{
index = rand.Next(1, 25);
for (int k = 1; k < 25; k++)
{
Cell n_k = new Cell(k);
Cell c = new Cell(index);
if ((a[c.i, c.j] == 2) && (Cell.neighbour(a, n_k, c)) && (a[n_k.i, n_k.j] == 0))
{
a[n_k.i, n_k.j] = 2;
a[c.i, c.j] = 0;
drawEllipse(ellipseV[k], 2, blueColor, 35, false);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[index], 2, yellowColor, 15, false);
move = index;
blueMoved = true;
}
}
}
}
Helper.printBoard(a);
blueMill = false;
checkMill(2, ellipseV[move]);
oldBlueMills = bMills.Count;
bMills = Mill.getMills(a, 2);
newBlueMills = bMills.Count;
if (oldBlueMills - newBlueMills == 1)
{
removedRedStone--; // blue moved so that one mill is broken
}
if (newBlueMills != removedRedStone)
{
Cell red = Mill.removeRedStone(a);
warning.SetResourceReference(TextBox.TextProperty, "redStoneRemoved");
warning.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
a[red.i, red.j] = 0;
Helper.printBoard(a);
drawEllipse(ellipseV[Helper.toIJ(red.i, red.j)], 1, yellowColor, 15, false);
removedRedStone++;
}
};
}
