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MODEL SMALL

.DATA

GMSG DB 'Computer TIC TAC TOE.',0DH,0AH

DB 'User is X, computer is O',0DH,0AH,0DH,0AH,'$'

BOARD DB '123456789'

BTXT DB 0DH,0AH

DB ' | | ',0DH,0AH

DB '---------',0DH,0AH

DB ' | | ',0DH,0AH

DB '---------',0DH,0AH

DB ' | | ',0DH,0AH,0DH,0AH,'$'

BPOS DB 2,6,10,24,28,32,46,50,54

PMSG DB 'Enter your move (0 to 9): $'

PIM1 DB 0DH,0AH,'That move does not make sense, try again.',0DH,0AH,'$'

PIM2 DB 0DH,0AH,'That square is occupied, try again.',0DH,0AH,'$'

CMSG DB 'I choose square $'

CRLF DB 0DH,0AH,'$'

WINS DW 1,2,3, 4,5,6, 7,8,9 ;any row

DW 1,4,7, 2,5,8, 3,6,9 ;any column

DW 1,5,9, 3,5,7 ;either diagonal

XWIN DB 'X wins the game!',0DH,0AH,'$'

OWIN DB 'O wins the game!',0DH,0AH,'$'

MTIE DB 'The game is a tie.',0DH,0AH,'$'

.CODE

.STARTUP

LEA DX,GMSG ;set up pointer to greeting

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H
 CALL SHOWBRD ;display board

NEXT: CALL PMOVE ;get player move

CALL SHOWBRD ;display board

CALL CHECK ;did player win or tie?

JZ EXIT

CALL CMOVE ;let computer move

CALL SHOWBRD ;display board

CALL CHECK ;did computer win or tie?

JZ EXIT

JMP NEXT ;continue with game

EXIT: .EXIT

SHOWBRD PROC NEAR

MOV CX,9 ;set up loop counter

SUB SI,SI ;set up index pointer

LBC: MOV AL,BPOS[SI] ;get a board position

CBW ;convert to word

MOV DI,AX ;set up pointer to board string

MOV AL,BOARD[SI] ;get player symbol

MOV BTXT[DI],AL ;write into board string

INC SI ;advance index pointer

LOOP LBC ;repeat for all nine positions

LEA DX,BTXT ;set up pointer to board string

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

RET

SHOWBRD ENDP

PMOVE PROC NEAR

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

MOV AH,1 ;read keyboard function

INT 21H ;DOS call

CMP AL,'1' ;insure user input is a digit

JC BPM

CMP AL,'9'+1

JNC BPM

SUB AL,31H ;remove ASCII bias

CBW ;convert to word

MOV SI,AX ;set up index pointer

MOV AL,BOARD[SI] ;get board symbol

CMP AL,'X' ;is position occupied?

JZ PSO

CMP AL,'O'

JZ PSO

MOV BOARD[SI],'X' ;save player move

LEA DX,CRLF ;set up pointer to newline string

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

RET

BPM: LEA DX,PIM1 ;set up pointer to illegal string

STP: MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

JMP PMOVE ;go give user a second chance

PSO: LEA DX,PIM2 ;set up pointer to occupied string

JMP STP ;go process error message

RET
PMOVE ENDP

CMOVE PROC NEAR

SUB SI,SI ;clear index pointer

NCM: MOV AL,BOARD[SI] ;get board symbol

CMP AL,'X' ;is position occupied?

JZ STN

CMP AL,'O'

JZ STN

MOV BOARD[SI],'O' ;save computer move (not very tough, is it?)

MOV AX,SI ;save move value

PUSH AX

LEA DX,CMSG ;set up pointer to choice string

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

POP DX ;get move value back

ADD DL,31H ;add ASCII bias

MOV AH,2 ;display character function

INT 21H ;DOS call

LEA DX,CRLF ;set up pointer to newline string

MOV AH,9 ;display string function

INT 21H ;DOS call

RET

STN: INC SI ;advance to next position

JMP NCM ;go check next position

CMOVE ENDP

CHECK PROC NEAR

SUB SI,SI ;clear index pointer

CAT: MOV DI,WINS[SI] ;get first board position

MOV AH,BOARD[DI-1] ;get board symbol

MOV DI,WINS[SI+2] ;get second board pisition

MOV BL,BOARD[DI-1] ;get board symbol

MOV DI,WINS[SI+4] ;get third board position

MOV BH,BOARD[DI-1] ;get board symbol

ADD SI,6 ;advance to next set of psitions

CMP AH,BL ;do all three symbols match?

JNZ NMA

CMP AH,BH

JNZ NMA

CMP AH,'X' ;does match contain X?

JNZ WIO

LEA DX,XWIN ;set up pointer to x-wins string

JMP EXC ;go process string

WIO: LEA DX,OWIN ;set up pointer to o-wins string

JMP EXC ;go process string

NMA: LOOP CAT ;no match, try another group

SUB SI,SI ;clear index pointer

CFB: MOV AL,BOARD[SI] ;get board symbol

CMP AL,'X' ;is symbol X?

JZ IAH

CMP AL,'O' ;is symbol O?

JZ IAH

RET ;no tie yet

IAH: INC SI ;advance to next position

LOOP CFB ;go check another board symbol

LEA DX,MTIE ;set up pointer to tie message

INT 21H ;DOS call

SUB AL,AL ;set zero flag

RET

CHECK ENDP

END