Connect Four Specification
Introduction
Connect 4 is a 2 player The game is played with alternating turns between players. The player who starts the game is left to implementation. To play a player can choose one of the 7 columns to place their token onto. When a player places a token on a particular column it is placed on the last avaiable row in that column that is not already occupied by another token. Once a column is completely filled players can no longer place disk on that column.
Players
- Each player has a unique color for their token.
- Player 1 has the color red for their token.
- Player 2 has the color blue for their token.
Cell
- A cell is usually a square that contains an empty circle slot.
- A token is a circular disk that is either Red or Blue depending on the player playing.
Game Board
- A Game Board consists of 6 rows and 7 columns of
cells.
Win Condition
A player has won the game when one of the 3 conditions has been met:
- A player has 4 of their tokens in succession in a column of the
game board. - A player has 4 of their tokens in succession in a row of the
game board. - A player has 4 of their tokens in succession in a diagonal of the
game board.
Tie
The game is considered tied when all cells in the board have been filled.
User Interface
- Show a title of the game
Connect 4 - Show a empty board under the title
- Allow Clicking above a column to be the mechanism of placing a token.
- Disallow illegal moves, such as placing a token in a full column
- Stop allowing moves when the game is over.
- Display a Message to indicate the player who has won.