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 ## project_game_center
 
-[An Object-Oriented Ruby project from the Viking Code School](http://www.vikingcodeschool.com)
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+[An Object-Oriented Ruby project from the Viking Code School](http://www.vikingcodeschool.com)
+
+Robert Wayne
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diff --git a/connect_four/connect_four.rb b/connect_four/connect_four.rb
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-# Your code here!
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diff --git a/connect_four/lib/board.rb b/connect_four/lib/board.rb
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+class Board
+  def initialize(*board_state)
+    @board = board_state || Array.new(6) { Array.new(7) }
+  end
+
+  def render
+    puts
+
+    5.downto(0) do |row|
+      @board[row].each do |column|
+        print "| "
+        column.nil? ? print("-") : print(column)
+        print " |"
+      end
+      puts
+    end
+
+    7.times { print "|---|" }
+    puts
+    1.upto(7) { |i| print "| #{i} |" }
+    puts
+    puts
+  end
+
+  def winning_combination?(piece)
+    winning_diagonal?(piece) || winning_vertical?(piece) || winning_horizontal?(piece)
+  end
+
+  def full?
+    @board.each do |row|
+      row.each do |slot|
+        return false if slot.nil?
+      end
+    end
+
+    true
+  end
+
+  def add_piece(column_label, piece)
+    column_index = column_label - 1
+
+    if move_valid?(column_label)
+      @board.each_with_index do |row, i|
+        if row[column_index].nil?
+          @board[i][column_index] = piece
+          return true
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def winning_vertical_available?(piece)
+    verticals.each do |column|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+      column.each do |slot|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+        elsif slot.nil? && consecutive_pieces == 3
+          return true
+        else
+          consecutive_pieces = 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    false
+  end
+
+  def winning_vertical_move(piece)
+    verticals.each_with_index do |column, column_index|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+      column.each do |slot|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+        elsif slot == nil && consecutive_pieces == 3
+          return column_index
+        else
+          consecutive_pieces = 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def winning_horizontal_available?(piece)
+    horizontals.each_with_index do |row, row_index|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+
+      row.each_with_index do |slot, column_index|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+        elsif consecutive_pieces == 3
+          if column_index >= 4
+            column_before_sequence = column_index - 4
+            slot_before_sequence = @board[row_index][column_before_sequence]
+            return true if slot_before_sequence.nil?
+          end
+
+          return true if slot.nil?
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def winning_horizontal_move(piece)
+    horizontals.each_with_index do |row, row_index|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+
+      row.each_with_index do |slot, column_index|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+        elsif consecutive_pieces == 3
+          if column_index >= 4
+            column_before_sequence = column_index - 4
+            slot_before_sequence = @board[row_index][column_before_sequence]
+            return column_before_sequence if slot_before_sequence.nil?
+          end
+
+          return column_index if slot.nil?
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def move_valid?(column_label)
+    if column_valid?(column_label) && column_available?(column_label)
+      true
+    else
+      puts "Invalid move."
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def column_valid?(column_label)
+    if column_label >= 1 && column_label <= 7
+      true
+    else
+      puts "Invalid move."
+    end
+  end
+
+  def column_available?(column_label)
+    column(column_label).include?(nil) ? true : false
+  end
+
+  def column(column_label)
+    column_arr = []
+
+    @board.each do |row|
+      column_arr.push(row[column_label - 1])
+    end
+
+    column_arr
+  end
+
+  def winning_diagonal?(piece)
+    diagonals.each do |diagonal|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+      diagonal.each do |slot|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+          return true if consecutive_pieces == 4
+        else
+          consecutive_pieces = 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def winning_vertical?(piece)
+    verticals.each do |column|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+      column.each do |slot|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+          return true if consecutive_pieces == 4
+        else
+          consecutive_pieces = 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def winning_horizontal?(piece)
+    horizontals.each do |row|
+      consecutive_pieces = 0
+      row.each do |slot|
+        if slot == piece
+          consecutive_pieces += 1
+          return true if consecutive_pieces == 4
+        else
+          consecutive_pieces = 0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def diagonals
+    diagonals_arr = []
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      column_start = 0
+      row_start = 0
+      row_start += i
+      column = column_start
+      row = row_start
+      diagonal = []
+
+      while column <= 6 && row <= 5
+        diagonal.push(@board[row][column])
+        column += 1
+        row += 1
+      end
+
+      diagonals_arr.push(diagonal)
+    end
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      column_start = 1
+      row_start = 0
+      column_start += i
+      column = column_start
+      row = row_start
+      diagonal = []
+
+      while column <= 6 && row <= 5
+        diagonal.push(@board[row][column])
+        column += 1
+        row += 1
+      end
+
+      diagonals_arr.push(diagonal)
+    end
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      column_start = 6
+      row_start = 0
+      row_start += i
+      column = column_start
+      row = row_start
+      diagonal = []
+
+      while column >= 0 && row <= 5
+        diagonal.push(@board[row][column])
+        column -= 1
+        row += 1
+      end
+
+      diagonals_arr.push(diagonal)
+    end
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      column_start = 5
+      row_start = 0
+      column_start -= i
+      column = column_start
+      row = row_start
+      diagonal = []
+
+      while column >= 0 && row <= 5
+        diagonal.push(@board[row][column])
+        column -= 1
+        row += 1
+      end
+
+      diagonals_arr.push(diagonal)
+    end
+
+    diagonals_arr
+  end
+
+  def verticals
+    columns = []
+
+    1.upto(7) do |column_label|
+      columns.push(column(column_label))
+    end
+
+    columns
+  end
+
+  def horizontals
+    @board
+  end
+
+  def slot_available?
+    if @board[row_index][column_index].nil?
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def possible_move?(column_index, row_index)
+    if slot_available?
+      if row_index == 0
+        true
+      elsif @board[row_index - 1][column_index].nil?
+        false
+      else
+        true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/lib/computer_player.rb b/connect_four/lib/computer_player.rb
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+require_relative 'player'
+
+class ComputerPlayer < Player
+  def initialize(name = "Computer Player", piece, board)
+    raise "Piece must be a symbol!" unless piece.is_a?(Symbol)
+    @name = name
+    @piece = piece
+    @board = board
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def ask_for_column
+    if @board.winning_vertical_available?(piece)
+      @board.winning_vertical_move(piece) + 1
+    elsif @board.winning_horizontal_available?(piece)
+      @board.winning_horizontal_move(piece) + 1
+    else
+      rand(6) + 1
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/lib/connect_four.rb b/connect_four/lib/connect_four.rb
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+require_relative 'board.rb'
+require_relative 'player.rb'
+require_relative 'computer_player.rb'
+
+class ConnectFour
+  def initialize
+    @board = Board.new
+    @player_x = Player.new("Player 1", :X, @board)
+    @player_o = ComputerPlayer.new("Player 2", :O, @board)
+    @current_player = @player_x
+  end
+
+  def play
+    loop do
+      @board.render
+      @current_player.get_column
+      break if check_game_over
+      switch_players
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check_game_over
+    check_victory || check_draw
+  end
+
+  def check_victory
+    if @board.winning_combination?(@current_player.piece)
+      @board.render
+      if @current_player.is_a?(ComputerPlayer)
+        puts "The computer beat you!"
+      else
+        puts "Congratulations, #{@current_player.name}! You won!"
+      end
+
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def check_draw
+    if @board.full?
+      puts "It's a draw!"
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def switch_players
+    if @current_player == @player_x
+      @current_player = @player_o
+    else
+      @current_player = @player_x
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/lib/player.rb b/connect_four/lib/player.rb
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+class Player
+  attr_accessor :name, :piece
+
+  def initialize(name = "Mystery Player", piece, board)
+    raise "Piece must be a symbol!" unless piece.is_a?(Symbol)
+    @name = name
+    @piece = piece
+    @board = board
+  end
+
+  def get_column
+    loop do
+      column = ask_for_column
+
+      if validate_column_format(column)
+        break if @board.add_piece(column, @piece)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def ask_for_column
+    puts "Please choose a column for your next move."
+    gets.strip.to_i
+  end
+
+  def validate_column_format(column)
+    if column >= 1 && column <= 7
+      true
+    else
+      puts "Your choice is not in the proper format."
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/spec/board_spec.rb b/connect_four/spec/board_spec.rb
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+require 'board.rb'
+
+describe Board do
+  # initialize
+
+  # winning_combination?
+  describe '#winning_combination?' do
+    it "returns a boolean value" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if a winning diagonal combination exists for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if a winning vertical combination exists for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if a winning horizontal combination exists for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if no winning combination exists for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # full?
+  describe '#full?' do
+    it "returns false if there are any empty slots" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if there is a piece in every slot" do
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # add_piece
+  describe '#add_piece' do
+    it "adds the given piece to the given column" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "adds the given piece to the correct row in the column" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if the piece has been added to the board" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if the piece has not been added to the board" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "adds the piece to the column according to the column label displayed to the user" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "does not add the piece to the column according to the zero-based column index" do
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # winning_vertical_available?
+  describe '#winning_vertical_available?' do
+    it "returns true if there is a move available that will result in a vertical winning combination for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "does not return true if there is a move available that will result in a vertical winning combination for a different piece" do
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # winning_vertical_move
+  describe '#winning_vertical_move' do
+    it "returns the move that will result in a vertical winning combination for the given piece" do
+
+    end
+
+    it "does not return the move that will result in a vertical winning combination for a different piece" do
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # winning_horizontal_available?
+  it "returns true if there is a move available that will result in a horizontal winning combination for the given piece" do
+
+  end
+
+  it "does not return true if there is a move available that will result in a horizontal winning combination for a different piece" do
+
+  end
+
+  # winning_horizontal_move
+  it "returns the move that will result in a horizontal winning combination for the given piece" do
+
+  end
+
+  it "does not return the move that will result in a horizontal winning combination for a different piece" do
+
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/spec/computer_player_spec.rb b/connect_four/spec/computer_player_spec.rb
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+require 'computer_player.rb'
+
+describe ComputerPlayer do
+
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/spec/connect_four_spec.rb b/connect_four/spec/connect_four_spec.rb
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+require 'connect_four.rb'
+
+describe ConnectFour do
+  # initialize
+  # play
+end
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diff --git a/connect_four/spec/player_spec.rb b/connect_four/spec/player_spec.rb
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+require 'player.rb'
+
+describe Player do
+  # initialize
+  # get_column
+end
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