Connect 4 ☆
By
@lilly
- 5 Devlogs
- 13 Total hours
connect 4
1h 23m 11s logged
Added a proper GitHub release by making a jar file that is runnable in the terminal. At first, I tried to do this with Gradle, but that didn’t work out, so this way it works! Also edited the ReadMe with steps on how to run in your terminal
Ship #1
I made a simple terminal-based Connect Four game using Java. A lot of things were challenging, but the main challenges I had were figuring out how to check if a match was won horizontally, vertically, or specifically diagonally. There was also the loop logic for the play again feature. Initially, I had two loops, but I then realized only one was necessary. What I'm most proud of is figuring out the logic for the custom boards. If you test out the project, make sure to try out the tic-tac-toe version by making a 3-by-3 board!
20m 45s logged
Edited the code so it stated whose turn it was, so that it was a little more presentable. Also added a read me and a demo link to the project
5h 44m 30s logged
Fixed the win logic and added a loop so you can play again. Also edited how things appear in the terminal, since I thought I could make it look better. It still looks simple, but I’m fine with it for now. Happy that it’s working at least! Maybe in the future I will make the computer mode more complicated.
2h 59m 14s logged
Edited the game logic so it checks if there are 4 pieces in a row or not. Also made some changes to the structure of the game so that it checks inputs correctly and actually says who won. Idk what i did though because it checks if someone won and ends the game but it lets both players go before it does that so im going to fix that next.
2h 10m 8s logged
Making a connect 4 game in java
