PloyBot

This README file contains essential information about a game implemented in Haskell, the 7 main functions of the bot used in the game and how to execute and test the bot.

Ploy Description

Ploy is an abstract strategy board game for two or four players, played on a 9x9 board with a set of 15 pieces (2-handed) or 9 pieces (4-handed and partnership games) per player. Pieces have various horizontal, vertical or diagonal moves somewhat like chess pieces, except directions of movement are limited; pieces change directions of movement by "rotating". Object of the game is to capture the opponent's Commander (analogous to the king in chess), or all of his other pieces.

Ploy-webserver

The game can be executed on webserver and you can play against the CPU. The more detailed explanation and some necesssary commands for execution can be found in a specific README.md file in this dir.

Test&Build

Test Commands

• Run all tests: stack test
• Run validation tests: stack test ploy:validate
• Run unit tests: stack test ploy:units
• Run grading tests: stack test ploy:grading
• Run tests with coverage: stack test --coverage ...

Building Commands

- stack build
- stack clean

src

Function 1: validateFEN

This function validates a given Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) representation, checking if it represents a valid board configuration.

Function 2: buildBoard

This function constructs the board using a given FEN representation.

Function 3: line

This function returns the line between two given positions.

Function 4: gameFinished

This function checks whether the game has ended. It considers the number of pieces on the board and specific conditions to determine the result.

Function 5: isValidMove

This function checks whether a given move is valid. It examines the movement of the piece and the other pieces on the board.

Function 6: possibleMoves (not finished yet)

This function returns the possible moves from a given position for a specific piece.

Function 7: listMoves (not finished yet)

This function returns all possible moves for a specific player's current state.