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/ Games::TicTacToe

NAME

Games::TicTacToe - Interface to the TicTacToe (nxn) game.

VERSION

Version 0.24

DESCRIPTION

A console based TicTacToe game to play against the computer. A simple TicTacToe layer supplied with the distribution in the script sub folder. Board arranged as nxn, where n>=3. Default size is 3,For example 5x5 would be something like below:

+------------------------+
|       TicTacToe        |
+----+----+----+----+----+
| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |
+----+----+----+----+----+
| 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10 |
+----+----+----+----+----+
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
+----+----+----+----+----+
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
+----+----+----+----+----+
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
+----+----+----+----+----+

SYNOPSIS

Below is the working code for the TicTacToe game using the Games::TicTacToe package. The game script play-tictactoe is supplied with the distribution and on install is available to play with.

use strict; use warnings;
use Games::TicTacToe;

$|=1;

$SIG{'INT'} = sub { print {*STDOUT} "\n\nCaught Interrupt (^C), Aborting\n"; exit(1); };

my $tictactoe = Games::TicTacToe->new;

my ($size);
do {
    print {*STDOUT} "Please enter game board size (type 3 if you want 3x3): ";
    $size = <STDIN>;
    chomp($size);
} until ($tictactoe->isValidGameBoardSize($size));

$tictactoe->setGameBoard($size);

my ($symbol);
do {
    print {*STDOUT} "Please select the symbol [X / O]: ";
    $symbol = <STDIN>;
    chomp($symbol);
} until ($tictactoe->isValidSymbol($symbol));

$tictactoe->setPlayers($symbol);

my ($response);
do {
    print {*STDOUT} $tictactoe->getGameBoard;
    my $index = 1;
    my $board = $tictactoe->board;
    do {
        my $move = undef;
        if ($tictactoe->needNextMove) {
            my $available = $board->availableIndex;
            if ($tictactoe->isLastMove) {
                $move = $available;
            }
            else {
                do {
                    print {*STDOUT} "What is your next move [$available] ? ";
                    $move = <STDIN>;
                    chomp($move);
                } until ($tictactoe->isValidMove($move));
            }
        }

        $tictactoe->play($move);

        print {*STDOUT} $tictactoe->getGameBoard
            unless (($index % 2 == 1) || $tictactoe->isGameOver);

        $index++;

    } until ($tictactoe->isGameOver);

    print {*STDOUT} $tictactoe->getGameBoard;
    print {*STDOUT} $tictactoe->getResult;

    $board->reset;

    do {
        print {*STDOUT} "Do you wish to continue (Y/N)? ";
        $response = <STDIN>;
        chomp($response);
    } until (defined $response && ($response =~ /^[Y|N]$/i));

} until ($response =~ /^N$/i);

print {*STDOUT} "Thank you.\n";

Once it is installed, it can be played on a terminal/command window as below:

$ play-tictactoe

METHODS

setGameBoard($size)

It sets up the game board of the given $size.

getGameBoard()

Returns game board for TicTacToe (3x3) by default.

setPlayers($symbol)

Adds a player with the given $symbol. The other symbol would be given to the opposite player i.e. Computer.

getPlayers()

Returns the players information with their symbol.

play($move)

Makes the given $move, if provided, otherwise make next best possible moves on behalf of opponent.

getResult()

Returns the result message.

needNextMove()

Returns 0 or 1 depending on whether it needs to prompt for next move.

isLastMove()

Returns 0 or 1 depending on whether it is the last move.

isGameOver()

Returns 0 or 1 depending whether the TicTacToe game is over or not.

isValidMove($move)

Returns 0 or 1 depending on whether the given $move is valid or not.

isValidSymbol($symbol)

Returns 0 or 1 depending on whether the given $symbol is valid or not.

isValidGameBoardSize($size)

Returns 0 or 1 depending on whether the given $size is valid or not.

AUTHOR

Mohammad S Anwar, <mohammad.anwar at yahoo.com>

REPOSITORY

https://github.com/manwar/Games-TicTacToe

BUGS

Please report any bugs / feature requests to bug-games-tictactoe at rt.cpan.org or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Games-TicTacToe. I will be notified & then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc Games::TicTacToe

You can also look for information at:

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011 - 2016 Mohammad S Anwar.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at:

http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0

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