at.pwd.boardgame.game.mancala

Class MancalaBoard

java.lang.Object

at.pwd.boardgame.game.mancala.MancalaBoard

All Implemented Interfaces:

Board

public class MancalaBoard
extends java.lang.Object
implements Board

Board for the game Mancala. Keep in mind that this class is not optimized for speed. If your agent needs special optimizations it is recommended to use your own data structure in your own agent. Keep in mind, that there is a clear distinction between slot and depot. A slot is a place that initially contains stones (standard rules say 6) and a depot (=Kalaha) is a place that initially do not have any stones. Each player has multiple slots but only one depot.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MancalaBoard()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getDepotOfPlayer(int playerId) Returns the depot id of the given playerId
java.lang.String	getEnemySlotOf(java.lang.String id) Returns the ID of the enemy slot of the given id
int	getStonesPerSlot() Getter for stones per slot
boolean	isDepot(java.lang.String id) Checks whether the given ID is a valid depot id
boolean	isSlot(java.lang.String id) Checks whether the given ID is a valid slot id
java.lang.String	next(java.lang.String id) Returns the next slot/depot given the id.
void	setStonesPerSlot(int stonesPerSlot) Setter for stones per slot.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MancalaBoard

public MancalaBoard()

Method Detail

next

public java.lang.String next(java.lang.String id)

Returns the next slot/depot given the id. Since the mancala board is cyclic this will always return a valid slot/depot id.

Parameters:

id - The current slot/depot id

Returns:

The next slot/depot id

getStonesPerSlot

public int getStonesPerSlot()

Getter for stones per slot

Returns:

Returns the amount of stones per slot at the beginning of the game

setStonesPerSlot

public void setStonesPerSlot(int stonesPerSlot)

Setter for stones per slot. Keep in mind this does not actually alter the slots.

Parameters:

stonesPerSlot - Sets the amount of stones per slot at the beginning of the game.

isSlot

public boolean isSlot(java.lang.String id)

Checks whether the given ID is a valid slot id

Parameters:

id - The questioned slot id

Returns:

true if it is a slot, false if it is not a slot (does not exist or is a depot)

isDepot

public boolean isDepot(java.lang.String id)

Checks whether the given ID is a valid depot id

Parameters:

id - The questioned slot id

Returns:

true if it is a depot, false if it is not a depot (does not exist or is a slot)

getEnemySlotOf

public java.lang.String getEnemySlotOf(java.lang.String id)

Returns the ID of the enemy slot of the given id

Parameters:

id - the ID of the own slot

Returns:

the ID of the enemy slot or null if the given id does not exist

getDepotOfPlayer

public java.lang.String getDepotOfPlayer(int playerId)

Returns the depot id of the given playerId

Parameters:

playerId - the given player ID

Returns:

returns the depot id or null if the player does not exist