java - Capturing the color in between? -

i need assignment java. assignment is:

create game where: there 2 playing pieces, black , white ones. when piece or line of pieces surrounded opponents on both left , right sides or both front , back, said captured , color changes color of pieces surrounded it. on turn, must capture @ least 1 of opponent’s piece. game ends when user has no more valid moves. , winner assigned player captured more pieces.

the board 6x6 , need display results in words, not actual game. know how create board using arrays. don't know how code actual game. appreciated!! know have use lot of "if" statements , loops don't know how it. have far:

boarda[0] = "a1"; boarda[1] = "a2"; boarda[2] = "a3"; boarda[3] = "a4"; boarda[4] = "a5"; boarda[5] = "a6";  boardb[0] = "b1"; boardb[1] = "b2"; boardb[2] = "b3"; boardb[3] = "b4"; boardb[4] = "b5"; boardb[5] = "b6";  boardc[0] = "c1"; boardc[1] = "c2"; boardc[2] = "c3"; boardc[3] = "c4"; boardc[4] = "c5"; boardc[5] = "c6";  boardd[0] = "d1"; boardd[1] = "d2"; boardd[2] = "d3"; boardd[3] = "d4"; boardd[4] = "d5"; boardd[5] = "d6";  boarde[0] = "e1"; boarde[1] = "e2"; boarde[2] = "e3"; boarde[3] = "e4"; boarde[4] = "e5"; boarde[5] = "e6";  boardf[0] = "f1"; boardf[1] = "f2"; boardf[2] = "f3"; boardf[3] = "f4"; boardf[4] = "f5"; boardf[5] = "f6"; scanner keyboard = new scanner(system.in); system.out.println("this how board looks like:" + "\n" + arrays.tostring(boarda) +                     "\n" + arrays.tostring(boardb)+ "\n" + arrays.tostring(boardc)                       +"\n"+ arrays.tostring(boardd) +"\n"+arrays.tostring(boarde)                   + "\n"+arrays.tostring(boardf)); system.out.println("the board has 6 blocks, starting 4 people in middle, 2 black , 2 white facing each other."); boardc[2] = "white"; boardc[3] = "black"; boardd[2] = "black"; boardd[3] = "white"; system.out.println("the board starts with: " + "\n" + arrays.tostring(boarda) +                     "\n" + arrays.tostring(boardb)+ "\n" + arrays.tostring(boardc)                       +"\n"+ arrays.tostring(boardd) +"\n"+arrays.tostring(boarde)                   + "\n"+arrays.tostring(boardf)); system.out.println("you white. want move?"); string input = keyboard.nextline(); 

you're asking for... lot. can't assignment you!

i believe should start writing stuff, little little. example, could:

1. make work maybe 1 particular case @ first,
2. then other,
3. then see pattern , make generic...

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i'll started, though.
think interaction user should that:

boolean gameended = false; boolean iswhitesturn = true; while(!gameended) {    system.out.println("you are" + (iswhitesturn)?"white":"black" + ". want move?");    final string input = keyboard.nextline();     // process input here     iswhitesturn = !iswhitesturn; // every time, toggle between players. } system.out.println("game over."); 

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now, in order process input, can first assume user input valid string. is, coordinates of actual board case. later, you'll have check this , deal wrong inputs.

here have imput:

1. translate string object: e.g.: "e5" should mean boarde[4]. guess create methods getvalueat(final string coordinates) , setvalueat(final string coordinates).

2. check if there player @ coordinates (using getvalueat()).

   2.1 if there is, ask new input. 2.2 if there isn't, place player's colour @ right coordinates (using setvalueat()), execute algorithm changes colours of surrounded "players". know mean.

3. there must kind of condition stops game (e.g.: no more empty case on board). check it. if game supposed end, set gameended = true;

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since i'm @ it, suggest board more actual board, is... matrix.

for instance, use this:

private static final int board_width = 6; private static final int board_height = 6; final string[][] board = new string[board_width][board_height]; 

and initialize this:

for (int = 0; < board_height; i++) {     final string letter = new character((char) ('a' + i)).tostring();     (int j = 0; j < board_width; j++) {         this.board[i][j] = letter + string.valueof(j);     } } 

then print this:

for (int = 0; < board_height; i++) {     (int j = 0; j < board_width; j++) {         system.out.print(this.board[i][j] + "\t");     }      system.out.println(); } 

i hope started ;)