/** Starts and continues the game until Game is drawn Game is won by one of the participants */
public void playTheGame() {
connect4View.displayPattern(aConnect4Model);
boolean gameIsOver = false;
do {
for (int index = 0; index < 2 && !gameIsOver; index++) {
if (aConnect4Model.isItaDraw()) {
connect4View.gameDrawMessage();
gameIsOver = true;
} else
aConnect4Model.dropPieces(thePlayers[index].nextMove(), thePlayers[index].getGamePiece());
connect4View.displayPattern(aConnect4Model);
if (aConnect4Model.didLastMoveWin()) {
gameIsOver = true;
connect4View.gameOverMessage(thePlayers[index].getName());
connect4View.displayPattern(aConnect4Model);
}
}
} while (!gameIsOver);
}
/**
* Initializes players as per play mode
*
* @param aPlayer Player 1
* @param bPlayer Player 2
*/
public void init(PlayerModel aPlayer, PlayerModel bPlayer) {
int playMode;
aPlayer.aConnect4Field = aConnect4Model;
bPlayer.aConnect4Field = aConnect4Model;
connect4View.menu();
playMode = askPlayMode();
if (playMode == 1) {
aPlayer.setPlayMode(playMode);
bPlayer.setPlayMode(playMode);
} else {
aPlayer.setPlayMode(1);
bPlayer.setPlayMode(2);
}
thePlayers[0] = aPlayer;
thePlayers[1] = bPlayer;
}
