Class SimpleMancalaPlayer

java.lang.Object

SimpleMancalaPlayer

All Implemented Interfaces:

MancalaPlayer

public class SimpleMancalaPlayer
extends java.lang.Object
implements MancalaPlayer

SimpleMancalaPlayer - A simple example implementation of a Mancala player with simple, poor time management.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleMancalaPlayer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	chooseMove(MancalaNode node, long timeRemaining) Choose a move for the given game situation given play time remaining.
int	piecesRemaining(MancalaNode node) Returns the number of pieces not yet captured.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleMancalaPlayer

public SimpleMancalaPlayer()

Method Detail

chooseMove

public int chooseMove(MancalaNode node,
                      long timeRemaining)

Choose a move for the given game situation given play time remaining.

Specified by:

chooseMove in interface MancalaPlayer

Parameters:

node - a MancalaNode value - the node to choose a move from

timeRemaining - a long value - your entire game time remaining in milliseconds. If your time runs out, you lose.

Returns:

an int value - the encoding of the legal move to take at the current node

piecesRemaining

public int piecesRemaining(MancalaNode node)

Returns the number of pieces not yet captured.

Parameters:

node - MancalaNode - node to check

Returns:

int - uncaptured pieces