Utility to play a game of Score Four against a human.

Utility to play a game of Score Four against a human. More...

Files
file	score4.c
	Play a game of Score Four against a human - source file.
Defines
#define	BUF_SIZE   512
	Buffer size.
Functions
static void	_get_move (int move)
	Get the user's next move.
static void	_info (int argc, char *argv[])
	Parse user supplied options.
static void	_init (void)
	Perform initialization for Score Four.
static void	_play (void)
	Referee a game of Score Four between computer and human.
static void	_usage (void)
	Print usage message for Score Four.
Variables
static int	user_first
	Does the user go first?
static int	total_time
	Non-zero -> total time used to make moves.
static int	max_time
	Maximum time used by heuristic to make moves.

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Detailed Description

Utility to play a game of Score Four against a human.

The board is split into two boards - on each for Alpha and Beta. a_board_1 represents the moves made by Alpha. b_board_1 represents the moves made by Beta. There are NUM_PLAINS different plains in a cube. For Score4, each plain is (4 X 4), so each board is acutally an array of NUM_PLAINS shorts, with each move being one bit in a short. So the first move on a plain would be a value of 1. The second move, a value of 2, and so on. This board representation is redundant but it better facilitates the heuristics.

usage: score4 [-a] [-d] [-h] [-n] [-o] [-p] [-t 1|2] [-x] [-y]

-a : use aggression with polynomial.
-d : debug.
-h : don't display help message.
-n : computer gets first turn.
-o : user uses 'O's.
-p : apply polynomial heuristic.
-s : print time info on computer moves.
-t : apply trap heuristic (1 or 2).
-y : user gets first turn.
-x : user uses 'X's.

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Define Documentation

#define BUF_SIZE   512

Buffer size.

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Function Documentation

static void _get_move (  int  move  )  [static]

Get the user's next move. Parameters: move  int : move in the game (0 - 63). Returns: void.

static void _info (  int  argc, char *  argv[] )  [static]

Parse user supplied options. Parameters: argc  int : sizeof argv[]. argv  char * [] : command line arguments. Returns: void.

static void _init (  void   )  [static]

Perform initialization for Score Four. Returns: void.

static void _play (  void   )  [static]

Referee a game of Score Four between computer and human. Returns: void.

static void _usage (  void   )  [static]

Print usage message for Score Four. Returns: void.

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Variable Documentation

max_time [static]

Maximum time used by heuristic to make moves.

total_time [static]

Non-zero -> total time used to make moves.

user_first [static]

Does the user go first?

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