JAVA PROJECT

USING JAVA

Connect 4 Game

Create a turn based game with a GUI, where players take turns dropping their marker into a column until either someone wins, or the board is full.

Display the current player on each turn.

At the end of a game display the winner and ask if they want to play again.

Board:

For Connect 4, the board should have 6 rows and 7 columns.

Turn:

A player chooses a column to drop their marker.

Win:

A win is considered 4 consecutive markers in any row, column, or diagonal.

4 consecutive markers in any row

00	01	02	03	04	05	06
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
30	31	32	33	34	35	36
40	41	42	43	44	45	46
50	51	52	53	54	55	56

4 consecutive markers in any column

00	01	02	03	04	05	06
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
30	31	32	33	34	35	36
40	41	42	43	44	45	46
50	51	52	53	54	55	56

4 consecutive markers in any upward diagonal

00	01	02	03	04	05	06
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
30	31	32	33	34	35	36
40	41	42	43	44	45	46
50	51	52	53	54	55	56

4 consecutive markers in any downward diagonal

00	01	02	03	04	05	06
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
30	31	32	33	34	35	36
40	41	42	43	44	45	46
50	51	52	53	54	55	56

INSTRUCTIONS:

On each turn, the display should show who the current player is.

The board should get filled from bottom to top just like in real life.

After a player drops their marker into the column of their choice, the program should check if he/she is a winner.

If the current player is a winner update the display label to reflect the status and ask if they want to play again.

Otherwise, the alternate player should take a turn.

If the board is full, check for a winner or a tie. Update the display label to reflect the status and ask if they want to play again.

EXTRA CREDIT:

Use image icons on the labels to display a marker when a slot is filled by a player taking a turn (5pts extra)

Create a ConnectX game so that the user can play connect4, or connect5, .. or connectX where they choose how many they would like to be in a row to be considered a win (15pts extra) - must check all diagonals

NOTE:

Below are the board game rules from Hasbro for more details if you are not familiar with the game CONNECT 4 Board game instructions