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    CMSC 201 Spring 2016

    Project 1 – Tic-Tac-Toe
    Assignment: Project 1 – Tic-Tac-Toe
    Due Date: Monday, April 18th, 2016 by 8:59:59 PM
    Value: 80 points

    Project 1 is the first assignment where we won’t be telling you exactly what to
    do! You will get the chance to make your own decisions about how you want
    your program to handle things, what its functions should be called, and how
    you want to go about designing it.

    Project 1 will also be substantially longer than any of the single homework
    assignments you’ve completed so far, so make sure to take the time to plan
    ahead, and don’t do any “cowboy” coding!

    Remember to enable Python 3 before you run your programs:


    scl enable python33 bash

    Instructions
    For this assignment, you'll need to follow the class coding standards, a
    set of rules designed to make your code clear and readable. The class coding
    standards are on Blackboard under “Course Documents” in a file titled
    “CMSC 201 - Python Coding Standards.”
    You should be commenting your code, and using constants in your
    code (not magic numbers or strings). You should also have a function
    header comment for every function that is not main()!
    Re-read the coding standards!
    You will lose major points if you do not following the 201 coding standards.

    A very important piece of following the coding standards is writing a complete


    file header comment block. Make sure that your file has a comment block
    at the top (see the coding standards document for an example).

    NOTE: Your filename for this project must be proj1.py

    NOTE: You must use main() in your file.

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 1


    Details

    For this project, you are going to be building the classic game tic-tac-toe in
    Python. In this game, one player is X and the other player is O. Players take
    turns placing their X or O. If a player gets three of their marks on the board in
    a row, column or one of the two diagonals, they win. When the board fills up
    with neither player winning, the game ends in a draw.

    Some additional requirements:


    1. The game will played by two human players – you do NOT need to
    worry about computer AI for this assignment.
    2. The person who will start will be assigned randomly. Either player 1 or
    player 2 may start.
    3. The symbol assigned to each of the players will also be random. Either
    player 1 or player 2 may be “O”.
    4. You must show a representation of the board between each player’s
    turn.
    5. During a player’s turn, you can enter the number of the square that you
    would like to choose, -1 to save the game, or -2 to load a game. All
    other choices will be rejected.
    6. The file that is saved should save the board, whose turn it is, and the
    symbol of the currently player. Use a static file named tic.txt for the
    save file.
    7. The file that is loaded should bring in the board, whose turn it is, and
    the symbol of the current player. Use a static file named tic.txt for the
    load file.
    8. After the winner is declared, the user should be prompted to play again.

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 2


    Random Numbers

    In order to choose the starting player and symbol, you are required to
    randomize who goes first and which symbol they will start with. In Python this
    is easy to do if we import the random library. The code below shows exactly
    how to do this:

    The random.randint(X,Y) function returns a random number between X


    and Y (inclusive).

    import random

    # to get a random player between 1 and 2


    player = random.randint(1,2)

    # to get a random symbol between 1 and 2


    symbol = random.randint(1,2)

    # you will need to convert 1 and 2 to "X" and "O"

    Input Validation

    For this project, we will require that you validate input from the user. You can
    assume that the user will enter the right type of input, but not that they will
    enter a correct value. In other words, a user will always give an integer when
    you expect one, but it may be a negative or otherwise invalid value.

    You will need to validate the following things:


     On a players turn, they can enter the numbers 1-9 (the positions on the
    board) or a -1 to save to the file or a -2 to load the file. If anything else
    is entered, the user should be prompted again.
     After a player has won, the user should be prompted if they would like
    to play again, the system should allow any version of Y/n/YES/no
    (including all combinations of uppercase and lowercase)

    We have provided additional sample output below showing how this should
    work in your program.

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 3


    Sample Output – General Gameplay

    Here is some sample output of a game being played, with the user input in
    blue. The sample output continues on to the following page.

    bash-4.1$ python proj1.py


    Welcome to Tic-Tac-Toe
    This is for two players
    Player 2 will go first and will play with the O
    1|2|3
    -----
    4|5|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 5
    1|2|3
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 1 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 1
    X|2|3
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 3
    X|2|O
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 4


    Player 1 what is your choice?
    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 4
    X|2|O
    -----
    X|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 7
    Player 2 wins!
    Play again?: no
    Thank you for playing

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 5


    Sample Output – Input Validation

    Here is some sample output that shows input validation, with the user input
    in blue. The sample output continues on to the following page.

    bash-4.1$ python proj1.py


    Welcome to Tic-Tac-Toe
    This is for two players
    Player 2 will go first and will play with the X
    1|2|3
    -----
    4|5|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: -10
    Player 2 what is your choice?
    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 14
    Player 2 what is your choice?
    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: -2
    Game Loaded
    O|2|X
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: -1
    File Saved
    Play again?: yes
    Player 1 will go first and will play with the X
    1|2|3
    -----
    4|5|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 6


    Player 1 what is your choice?
    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: -2
    Game Loaded
    O|2|X
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|9

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 1
    That space is already taken.
    Player 2 what is your choice?
    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 9

    O|2|X
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    7|8|X

    Player 1 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 7
    O|2|X
    -----
    4|O|6
    -----
    O|8|X

    Player 2 what is your choice?


    (1-9) or -1 to save or -2 to load: 6
    Player 2 wins!
    Play again?: no
    Thank you for playing

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 7


    Submitting
    Once your Project 1 is complete, it is time to turn it in with the submit
    command.

    Don’t forget to complete the header block comment for your file! Make sure
    that you updated the header block’s file name and description.

    You must be logged into your GL account, and you must be in the same
    directory as the Project 1 file. To double check this, you can type ls.

    linux1[3]% ls
    proj1.py
    linux1[4]% █

    To submit your files, we use the submit command, where the class is
    cs201, and the assignment is PROJ1. Type in (all on one line)
    submit cs201 PROJ1 proj1.py
    and press enter.

    linux1[4]% submit cs201 PROJ1 proj1.py


    Submitting proj1.py...OK
    linux1[5]% █

    If you don’t get a confirmation like the one above, check that you have not
    made any typos or errors in the command.

    You can double-check that your file was submitted by using the submitls
    command. Type in submitls cs201 PROJ1 and hit enter.

    And you’re done!

    CMSC 201 – Computer Science I for Majors Page 8

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