Question

Game of Tic Tac Toe with the following conditions

A point system where a  move that leads to a winning game is given 1 point, a move that leads to a tie is given 0 point, and a  lead to a losing game will get -1 point.

Grid size of 5x5

A timer that can be set for how long a game can be played

5 symbols in a row to get a point

Connected lines cannot be crossed (No diagonal lines)

The game ends when there is a tie or the timer runs out

The winner is the one with the most

Answer 1

import java.util.Scanner;

public class TicTakToe {
static char presentChoice='-';
static char game[][]={{'-','-','-','-','-'},{'-','-','-','-','-'},{'-','-','-','-','-'},{'-','-','-','-','-'},{'-','-','-','-','-'}};
static int count=0,m,n,m1,n1,m2,n2;
static Scanner sc;
//driver method to run the game
public static void main(String[] args)
{
   System.out.println("*******The Time Remaining to finish the game is 5 min*******\n");
   System.out.println("User1 - '0' & User2 - 'X'");
   sc=new Scanner(System.in);
   display(game);
   while(true)
   {
     
   while(true) if(input(1,'0')) break;
   display(game);
   gameFinishCheck();
     
   while(true) if(input(2,'X')) break;
   display(game);
   gameFinishCheck();
   if(count==10) break;
   }
   while(true){
       while(true) if(move(1)) break;
       display(game);
       presentChoice='0';
       gameFinishCheck();
       while(true) if(move(2)) break;
       display(game);
       presentChoice='X';
       gameFinishCheck();
   }
}
//to check game has finished or not
private static void gameFinishCheck() {
   if(validate(game,presentChoice))
   {
   if(presentChoice=='0')
   System.out.println("User1 won the game");
   else
   System.out.println("User2 won the game");
   System.exit(0);
   }
  
}
//to move the coin from one place to another place
private static boolean move(int i){
   try{
   char oldplace,newplace;
   System.out.println("\n\tUser"+i+" Turn");
   while(true){
   System.out.print("Select a position to move (row & column)\t:");
   m1=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
   n1=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
   if(movevalidate(m1,n1,game) && crctChoiceValidataion(i,game[m1][n1]))
   {
       oldplace=game[m1][n1];
       break;
   }
   else
   {
       System.out.println("\nEnter correct position\n");
   }
   }
   while(true)
   {
       System.out.print("Enter new position (row & column)\t\t:");
       m2=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
       n2=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
       if(validate(m2,n2,game))
       {
           newplace=game[m2][n2];
           break;
       }
       else
       {
           System.out.println("\nEnter correct position\n");
       }
   }
   game[m1][n1]=newplace;
   game[m2][n2]=oldplace;
   return true;
   }catch(Exception e){
       System.out.println("\nEnter correct input\n");
       return false;
   }
}
//to check weather user is picking correct choice for moving or not
private static boolean crctChoiceValidataion(int i, char c) {
   if(i==1 && c=='0') return true;
   else if(i==2 && c=='X') return true;
   else return false;
}
//to place the coin
private static boolean input(int i,char c){
   try{
   System.out.println("\n\tUser"+i+" Turn");
   System.out.print("Enter position (row & column)\t:");
   m=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
   n=Integer.parseInt(sc.next());
   if(validate(m,n,game)){
   game[m][n]=c;
   presentChoice=c;
   count++;
   return true;
   }
   else{
   System.out.println("\nEnter correct position\n");
   return false;
   }
   }catch(Exception e){
       System.out.println("\nEnter correct input\n");
       return false;
   }
}
//this is to check game finished or not
private static boolean validate(char[][] game,char c) {
boolean result=false;

if((game[0][0]==c&&game[0][1]==c&&game[0][2]==c&&game[0][3]==c&&game[0][4]==c)) result= true;
if((game[1][0]==c&&game[1][1]==c&&game[1][2]==c&&game[1][3]==c&&game[1][4]==c)) result= true;
if((game[2][0]==c&&game[2][1]==c&&game[2][2]==c&&game[2][3]==c&&game[2][4]==c)) result= true;

if((game[0][0]==c&&game[1][0]==c&&game[2][0]==c&&game[3][0]==c&&game[4][0]==c)) result= true;
if((game[0][1]==c&&game[1][1]==c&&game[2][1]==c&&game[3][1]==c&&game[4][1]==c)) result= true;
if((game[0][2]==c&&game[1][2]==c&&game[2][2]==c&&game[3][2]==c&&game[4][2]==c)) result= true;

return result;

}
//to validate user input
private static boolean validate(int m, int n, char[][] game) {
if(m<0|| n<0||m>4 ||n>4||game[m][n]=='X'||game[m][n]=='0') return false;
else return true;
}
//to validate user move
private static boolean movevalidate(int m, int n, char[][] game) {
   if(m<0|| n<0||m>4 ||n>4) return false;
   else return true;
   }
//to print the game board
private static void display(char[][] game) {
System.out.println("\n------------------------------------\n");
for(int i=0;i<5;i++){
for(int j=0;j<5;j++){
System.out.print(game[i][j]);
if(j!=5) System.out.print("\t");
}
System.out.println("\n");
}
System.out.println("------------------------------------");
}
}