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Simple Nim Game Due Tonight. Please Help!
Design and implement a Nim class and a NimGame application to allow two human players to play the game of Nim. The game starts with four piles of stones. The first pile has 3 stones, the second pile has 5 stones, the third pile has 7 stones, and the last pile has 9 stones. The players take turns removing stones. On a single turn a player may only take stones from a single pile. A player may not take more than half the pile, except when it’s the last stone in the pile. The loser of the game is the player to take the very last stone.
OK, So I have created a Nim class, and a NimTest to work on the game. The class is as follows:
my test class is as follows:
Problems I am having
1. if the user inputs an invalid number of rocks, such as more than half, or any number after the pile is = 0, the game prompts for entry of new pile and new number of rocks. Once the user enters the new numbers, the game exits instead of the game continuing.
2. it is not checking to see if there is a game winner. I am not sure what I am missing.
help me find the problem.
Design and implement a Nim class and a NimGame application to allow two human players to play the game of Nim. The game starts with four piles of stones. The first pile has 3 stones, the second pile has 5 stones, the third pile has 7 stones, and the last pile has 9 stones. The players take turns removing stones. On a single turn a player may only take stones from a single pile. A player may not take more than half the pile, except when it’s the last stone in the pile. The loser of the game is the player to take the very last stone.
OK, So I have created a Nim class, and a NimTest to work on the game. The class is as follows:
Code:
/*
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
package nimtest;
/**
*
* @author Jon and Jessica
*/
public class Nim {
private int[] gameBoard = new int[4];
private int player;
public Nim(int... gameBoard){
setGameBoard(gameBoard);
changePlayer();
}
public Nim(){
this (3, 5, 7, 9);
}
// player move method to check for valid move and execute move
public boolean move (int pile, int rocks){
boolean result = false;
pile -= 1;
double halfPile = (double)gameBoard[pile] / 2; // determine what half of pile is equal to
if( rocks <= halfPile || rocks == 1 && gameBoard[pile] != 0){ // if player move is less than half of pile...
gameBoard[pile] -= rocks; // make move
result = true;
}
if(result){
changePlayer(); // if move is valid, change player
}
return result;
}
// method to format board output
public String toString(){
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append(String.format("%10s%10s%10s%10s", "Pile 1", "Pile 2", "Pile 3", "Pile 4"));
sb.append("\n");
sb.append(String.format("%40s", "-----------------------------------------"));
sb.append("\n");
for (int rocks : getGameBoard()){
sb.append(String.format("%10s", rocks));
}
sb.append("\n");
sb.append(String.format("%40s", "-----------------------------------------"));
sb.append("\n");
sb.append(String.format("It is player %s's turn.\n",getPlayer()));
return sb.toString();
}
// method to change between players
private void changePlayer(){
if (getPlayer() == 1){
setPlayer(2);
}
else {
setPlayer(1);
}
}
/**
* @return the gameBoard
*/
public int[] getGameBoard() {
return gameBoard;
}
/**
* @param gameBoard the gameBoard to set
*/
public void setGameBoard(int[] gameBoard) {
this.gameBoard = gameBoard;
}
/**
* @return the player
*/
public int getPlayer() {
return player;
}
/**
* @param player the player to set
*/
private void setPlayer(int player) {
this.player = player;
}
// method to determine game winner
public int gameWinner(){
boolean isComplete = true;
int winner = -1;
if (gameBoard[0] == 0 && gameBoard[1] == 0 && gameBoard[2] == 0 && gameBoard[3]== 0)
winner = player;
isComplete = true;
if(isComplete == true && winner == 1){
System.out.print("Winner is Player 1");
winner = 0;
}
if(isComplete == true && winner == 2){
System.out.print("Winner is Player 2");
winner = 0;
}
return winner;
}
public boolean gameOver(){
boolean gameOver = true;
if( gameBoard[0] != 0 && gameBoard[1] != 0 && gameBoard[2] != 0 && gameBoard[3] != 0){
gameOver = false;
}
else {
gameOver = true;
}
return gameOver;
}
}my test class is as follows:
Code:
/*
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
package nimtest;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
*
* @author Jon and Jessica
*/
public class NimTest {
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
int pile = 0;
int rocks = 0;
Nim n = new Nim();
n = new Nim(n.getGameBoard()); // Overloaded constructor to call game board
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); // Scanner to accept user input
do {
System.out.print(n); // Start new game and print starting board
System.out.println("Please choose a pile (1-4)"); // Ask user to pick a pile
pile = input.nextInt(); // Assign user input to variable pile
while (pile < 1 || pile > 4){ // check for valid pile
System.out.println("Invalid Pile, Please Re-Enter Pile\n"); // user friendly error message
pile = input.nextInt(); // get new value for variable pile
}
System.out.println("How many rocks would you like to take? You can't take more than half!"); // Ask user for number of rocks
rocks = input.nextInt(); // assign next input to variable rocks
} while (n.move(pile, rocks) || n.gameWinner() == 0);
n.getGameBoard();
while (!n.move(pile, rocks) || n.gameWinner() == 0){
System.out.println("That is not a valid move!");
System.out.println("Choose a pile?");
pile = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("How many rocks would you like?");
rocks = input.nextInt();
}
}
}Problems I am having
1. if the user inputs an invalid number of rocks, such as more than half, or any number after the pile is = 0, the game prompts for entry of new pile and new number of rocks. Once the user enters the new numbers, the game exits instead of the game continuing.
2. it is not checking to see if there is a game winner. I am not sure what I am missing.
help me find the problem.