FontysICT-sem1

Challenge Four-in-a-row

Learning Goal	Class, method, constructor, object, private, enum.
Extra	Algorithm,
Required Knowledge	Object, Method, If.
Challenge Type	Programming.

Four in a row

Analysis, Design, Realization

Ideal if you can do the Analysis (What should the product do?) and the Design (How will the product do it?) on a whiteboard where you stand with a group of people. Talk about what classes you think you’ll need if you’re going to program Four on a Row. Try together to reach a good end result.

When you have thought of all the classes, then think of what exactly you would call those classes: write those names down. Remember that also the current state of the game must be stored in objects.

Note the following:

• A class name starts with and Capital letter and is single: so class Student, not class Students.
• In a compound name, each new word begins with a capital letter, so
  • CamelBump
  • StudentResult
  • ChessBoard

Create the game 4 in a row where you can play against the computer. Keep in mind the requirements below:

• Program class Set with two integer properties Row and Column (the property Row is read-only, it is computed as the stones fall down). The constructor accepts a reference to class Game (see below) and an integer column. An enum Field with possible values Red and Yellow.

enum Field {Red,Yellow}

• Class Game with internally a private array of 6 by 7 (two-dimensional array)

Field[] board:
board = new Field[6,7];

• It is preferably a console application. The game board need not be printed. May be, but with Console.WriteLines (then run through the array and print it step by step).
• The class Game has methods like CreateASet() to come up with the best move for the computer and AcceptASet(Set z) (to accept a move from the user).
• The method ConsiderAndSet() can initially look for the first best free column. If there is no more free column then the method SimilarPlay() can be called which stops the game. Create private auxiliary methods such as bool HasPlayerWon() and bool HasComputerWon() that you call yourself.

private Random Edge;

public SetAndSet()
{
   return new Put(Edge.Next(7));
}

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