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import java.util.

Scanner;

public class SnakesAndLadders {


//Do not modify these variables!
static Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
static int endspace = -1;
static int p1Space = 0;
static int p2Space = 0;
static boolean p1Turn = true;

//Write the declarations of these variables to get a random multiplier for


the tail of the snake, bottom of the ladder, and chance square locations.
static int snakeTail = (int)(Math.random()*(5-3+1)+3);
static int ladderBottom = (int)(Math.random()*(7-4+1)+4);
static int chanceMultiplier = (int)(Math.random()*(6-2+1)+2);

//Game runner. Do not modify this! Write the methods below to make the game
playable.
public static void main(String[] args) {
while (endspace == -1) {
setSizeOfBoard();
}
scan.nextLine();
System.out.println("\n-------------\nGame Starting\n-------------");
System.out.println("First player to reach space " + endspace + "
wins!");
while (p1Space < endspace && p2Space < endspace) {
doTurn();
}
validateGameEnd();
}

/* Runs on every turn of the game


** On each turn, one player rolls a die. After checking if the roll is a
snake or ladder,
** the player moves accordingly.
** Finally, the player positions are displayed, and the next player is
prompted to roll.
*/
public static void doTurn() {
//System.out.println();
int dieRoll = getSpin();
if (p1Turn){
System.out.print("\nPlayer 1's turn. Press enter to spin: ");
scan.nextLine();
if(dieRoll == 1){
System.out.println("You spun " + dieRoll + ", so you move " + dieRoll + "
space forward.");
} else{

System.out.println("You spun " + dieRoll + ", so you move " + dieRoll + "
spaces forward.");
}
p1Space += dieRoll;
checkSquare(p1Space);
playerLocs();
p1Turn = false;
}
else{
System.out.print("\nPlayer 2's turn. Press enter to spin: ");
scan.nextLine();
if(dieRoll == 1){
System.out.println("You spun " + dieRoll + ", so you move " + dieRoll + "
space forward.");
} else {
System.out.println("You spun " + dieRoll + ", so you move " + dieRoll + "
spaces forward.");
}
p2Space += dieRoll;
checkSquare(p2Space);
playerLocs();
p1Turn = true;
}
}

/* This is called when one player reaches the ending space


** If p1 wins, print "Player 1 wins!"
** If p2 wins, print "Player 2 wins!"
*/
public static void validateGameEnd() {
if(p1Space>=endspace){
System.out.print("Player 1 wins!");
}
else if(p2Space>=endspace){
System.out.print("Player 2 wins!");
}
}

/* Calculates the result of a turn based off the square the player is on
** If the player is on a ladder, snake, or chance square,
** calculates and returns the result of that square
** If NOT a ladder, snake, or chance square, returns the same space player
is already on
** num: current space the player is on
*/
public static int checkSquare(int num) {
if (num >= endspace) return endspace;
if((num - 1) / 2 % snakeTail == 0 && num >= 3)
num = snake(num);
else if(num % ladderBottom == 0)
num = ladder(num);
else if(num % chanceMultiplier == 0)
num = chance(num);
else{

return num;
}

//given the head of the snake as startingSpot, return the tail of the snake
public static int snake(int startingSpot) {
int originalSpot = startingSpot;
startingSpot = (startingSpot - 1)/2;
int difference = originalSpot - startingSpot;
if(difference > 10){
difference = 10;
}
System.out.println("You hit a snake, so you move down " + difference + "
spaces...");
if (p1Turn){
p1Space -= difference;
}
else{
p2Space -= difference;
}
return (originalSpot + difference);
}

//given the bottom of a ladder as startingSpot, return the top of the ladder
public static int ladder(int startingSpot) {
int originalSpot = startingSpot;
startingSpot = 3 * startingSpot - 7;
int difference = startingSpot - originalSpot;
if(difference > 10){
difference = 10;
}
if (originalSpot + difference >= endspace) return startingSpot;
System.out.println("You hit a ladder, so you move up " + difference + "
spaces!");
if (p1Turn){
p1Space += difference;
}
else{
p2Space += difference;
}
return (originalSpot + difference);
}

//given the position of a chance square as startingSpot, prompt the player


for if they wish to gamble their position, and return their final position.
public static int chance(int startingSpot) {
int originalSpace = startingSpot;
int moveUp = 0;
System.out.print("You found a chance square! Would you like to toss a coin to
either move up or down by 2 spaces? (y/n): ");
String response = scan.nextLine();
while (response.equals("y")){
boolean isHeads = flipCoin();
if(isHeads){
moveUp +=2;
startingSpot +=2;
System.out.print("You got heads, so you can move up " + moveUp + " places!
Do you want to risk it to move up two more spaces? (y/n): ");
response = scan.nextLine();
if(response.equals("n")) {
if(p1Turn){
p1Space = startingSpot;
}
else{
p2Space = startingSpot;
}
break;
}
} else {
startingSpot = originalSpace - 2;
if(p1Turn){
p1Space = startingSpot;
}
else{
p2Space = startingSpot;
}
System.out.println("You got tails, so you move down two places from your
original place...");
break;
}
}

return startingSpot;
}
//Flips a coin and returns a boolean
public static boolean flipCoin(){
int coinflip = (int)(Math.random() * 2);
if(coinflip == 1){
return true;
}
else{
return false;
}
}

/* Returns the random spin for the player after waiting for enter to be
pressed
** Between 1-6, inclusive
*/
public static int getSpin() {
return (int)(Math.random()*(6-1+1)+1);
}

/* returns a string containing the location of each player


** Ex:
** Player 1 is at space 12, and Player 2 is at space 16.
*/
public static String playerLocs() {
if(p1Space < 0){
p1Space = 0;
}
if (p2Space < 0){
p2Space = 0;
}
if (p1Space > endspace){
p1Space = endspace;
}
if (p2Space > endspace){
p2Space = endspace;
}
System.out.println("Player 1 is at space " + p1Space + ", and Player 2 is at
space " + p2Space + ".");
return "";
}

/* sets the size of the board


** should prompt the player to input a value between 10 and 100 inclusive
** validate user input and set the endspace for the game
*/
public static void setSizeOfBoard() {
System.out.print("Welcome to Snakes and Ladders! How large do you want your
board to be (between 10 and 100 squares)?: ");
endspace = scan.nextInt();
if(endspace > 100 || endspace < 10){
String s = endspace + " is invalid; please provide at least 10 squares and at
most 100 squares.";
System.out.println(s);
for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) System.out.print("-");
System.out.println();
endspace = -1;
}

}
}

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