Connect Four

20 Mar 2017

A command line Connect Four engine.

0123456
.......
.......
.......
...O...
...X...
...XO..

Goals

• To create a polymorphic C program.
• To provide a low level Connect Four engine.
• To create a command line Connect Four game.

To do

• Create a naughts-and-crosses game
• Create a separate program which just validates whether there is a connect four
• Create an AI bot

Arguments

--columns  <number>   Columns on the board (default 7)
--rows     <number>   Rows on the board (default 6)
--length   <number>   Length of line required to win (default 4)
--moves   <numbers>  Starting position of the board (e.g. 334)

Example

Play a standard game

Command:

./build/main

Output:

7, 6

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.......

Column to move:

Create a bigger board

Command:

./build/main --columns 10 --rows 10

Output:

10, 10

0123456789
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..........
..........
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..........
..........
..........
..........
..........

Column to move:

Connect Five!

Command:

./build/main --columns 10 --rows 10 --length 5

Output:

10, 10

0123456789
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..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........
..........

Column to move:

Starting Board Position

Command:

./build/main --moves 3344251

Output:

7, 6
0123456
.......
.......
.......
.......
...OO..
.XXXXO.
Game over

License

Licensed user the GNU GPLv3