import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
* Game of Bombardment
*
* Based on the Basic game of Bombardment here
* https://github.com/coding-horror/basic-computer-games/blob/main/11%20Bombardment/bombardment.bas
*
* Note: The idea was to create a version of the 1970's Basic game in Java, without introducing
* new features - no additional text, error checking, etc has been added.
*/
public class Bombardment {
public static final int MAX_GRID_SIZE = 25;
public static final int PLATOONS = 4;
private enum GAME_STATE {
STARTING,
DRAW_BATTLEFIELD,
GET_PLAYER_CHOICES,
PLAYERS_TURN,
COMPUTER_TURN,
PLAYER_WON,
PLAYER_LOST,
GAME_OVER
}
private GAME_STATE gameState;
public static final String[] PLAYER_HIT_MESSAGES = {"ONE DOWN, THREE TO GO.",
"TWO DOWN, TWO TO GO.", "THREE DOWN, ONE TO GO."};
public static final String[] COMPUTER_HIT_MESSAGES = {"YOU HAVE ONLY THREE OUTPOSTS LEFT.",
"YOU HAVE ONLY TWO OUTPOSTS LEFT.", "YOU HAVE ONLY ONE OUTPOST LEFT."};
private HashSet computersPlatoons;
private HashSet playersPlatoons;
private HashSet computersGuesses;
// Used for keyboard input
private final Scanner kbScanner;
public Bombardment() {
gameState = GAME_STATE.STARTING;
// Initialise kb scanner
kbScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
}
/**
* Main game loop
*/
public void play() {
do {
switch (gameState) {
// Show an introduction the first time the game is played.
case STARTING:
init();
intro();
gameState = GAME_STATE.DRAW_BATTLEFIELD;
break;
// Enter the players name
case DRAW_BATTLEFIELD:
drawBattlefield();
gameState = GAME_STATE.GET_PLAYER_CHOICES;
break;
// Get the players 4 locations for their platoons
case GET_PLAYER_CHOICES:
String playerChoices = displayTextAndGetInput("WHAT ARE YOUR FOUR POSITIONS? ");
// Store the 4 player choices that were entered separated with commas
for (int i = 0; i < PLATOONS; i++) {
playersPlatoons.add(getDelimitedValue(playerChoices, i));
}
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAYERS_TURN;
break;
// Players turn to pick a location
case PLAYERS_TURN:
int firePosition = getDelimitedValue(
displayTextAndGetInput("WHERE DO YOU WISH TO FIRE YOUR MISSILE? "), 0);
if (didPlayerHitComputerPlatoon(firePosition)) {
// Player hit a player platoon
int hits = updatePlayerHits(firePosition);
// How many hits has the player made?
if (hits != PLATOONS) {
showPlayerProgress(hits);
gameState = GAME_STATE.COMPUTER_TURN;
} else {
// Player has obtained 4 hits, they win
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAYER_WON;
}
} else {
// Player missed
System.out.println("HA, HA YOU MISSED. MY TURN NOW:");
System.out.println();
gameState = GAME_STATE.COMPUTER_TURN;
}
break;
// Computers time to guess a location
case COMPUTER_TURN:
// Computer takes a guess of a location
int computerFirePosition = uniqueComputerGuess();
if (didComputerHitPlayerPlatoon(computerFirePosition)) {
// Computer hit a player platoon
int hits = updateComputerHits(computerFirePosition);
// How many hits has the computer made?
if (hits != PLATOONS) {
showComputerProgress(hits, computerFirePosition);
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAYERS_TURN;
} else {
// Computer has obtained 4 hits, they win
System.out.println("YOU'RE DEAD. YOUR LAST OUTPOST WAS AT " + computerFirePosition
+ ". HA, HA, HA.");
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAYER_LOST;
}
} else {
// Computer missed
System.out.println("I MISSED YOU, YOU DIRTY RAT. I PICKED " + computerFirePosition
+ ". YOUR TURN:");
System.out.println();
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAYERS_TURN;
}
break;
// The player won
case PLAYER_WON:
System.out.println("YOU GOT ME, I'M GOING FAST. BUT I'LL GET YOU WHEN");
System.out.println("MY TRANSISTO&S RECUP%RA*E!");
gameState = GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER;
break;
case PLAYER_LOST:
System.out.println("BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.");
gameState = GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER;
break;
// GAME_OVER State does not specifically have a case
}
} while (gameState != GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER);
}
/**
* Calculate computer guess. Make that the computer does not guess the same
* location twice
*
* @return location of the computers guess that has not been guessed previously
*/
private int uniqueComputerGuess() {
boolean validGuess = false;
int computerGuess;
do {
computerGuess = randomNumber();
if (!computersGuesses.contains(computerGuess)) {
validGuess = true;
}
} while (!validGuess);
computersGuesses.add(computerGuess);
return computerGuess;
}
/**
* Create four unique platoons locations for the computer
* We are using a hashset which guarantees uniqueness so
* all we need to do is keep trying to add a random number
* until all four are in the hashset
*
* @return 4 locations of computers platoons
*/
private HashSet computersChosenPlatoons() {
// Initialise contents
HashSet tempPlatoons = new HashSet<>();
boolean allPlatoonsAdded = false;
do {
tempPlatoons.add(randomNumber());
// All four created?
if (tempPlatoons.size() == PLATOONS) {
// Exit when we have created four
allPlatoonsAdded = true;
}
} while (!allPlatoonsAdded);
return tempPlatoons;
}
/**
* Shows a different message for each number of hits
*
* @param hits total number of hits by player on computer
*/
private void showPlayerProgress(int hits) {
System.out.println("YOU GOT ONE OF MY OUTPOSTS!");
showProgress(hits, PLAYER_HIT_MESSAGES);
}
/**
* Shows a different message for each number of hits
*
* @param hits total number of hits by computer on player
*/
private void showComputerProgress(int hits, int lastGuess) {
System.out.println("I GOT YOU. IT WON'T BE LONG NOW. POST " + lastGuess + " WAS HIT.");
showProgress(hits, COMPUTER_HIT_MESSAGES);
}
/**
* Prints a message from the passed array based on the value of hits
*
* @param hits - number of hits the player or computer has made
* @param messages - an array of string with messages
*/
private void showProgress(int hits, String[] messages) {
System.out.println(messages[hits - 1]);
}
/**
* Update a player hit - adds a hit the player made on the computers platoon.
*
* @param fireLocation - computer location that got hit
* @return number of hits the player has inflicted on the computer in total
*/
private int updatePlayerHits(int fireLocation) {
// N.B. only removes if present, so its redundant to check if it exists first
computersPlatoons.remove(fireLocation);
// return number of hits in total
return PLATOONS - computersPlatoons.size();
}
/**
* Update a computer hit - adds a hit the computer made on the players platoon.
*
* @param fireLocation - player location that got hit
* @return number of hits the player has inflicted on the computer in total
*/
private int updateComputerHits(int fireLocation) {
// N.B. only removes if present, so its redundant to check if it exists first
playersPlatoons.remove(fireLocation);
// return number of hits in total
return PLATOONS - playersPlatoons.size();
}
/**
* Determine if the player hit one of the computers platoons
*
* @param fireLocation the players choice of location to fire on
* @return true if a computer platoon was at that position
*/
private boolean didPlayerHitComputerPlatoon(int fireLocation) {
return computersPlatoons.contains(fireLocation);
}
/**
* Determine if the computer hit one of the players platoons
*
* @param fireLocation the computers choice of location to fire on
* @return true if a players platoon was at that position
*/
private boolean didComputerHitPlayerPlatoon(int fireLocation) {
return playersPlatoons.contains(fireLocation);
}
/**
* Draw the battlefield grid
*/
private void drawBattlefield() {
for (int i = 1; i < MAX_GRID_SIZE + 1; i += 5) {
System.out.printf("%-2s %-2s %-2s %-2s %-2s %n", i, i + 1, i + 2, i + 3, i + 4);
}
}
/**
* Basic information about the game
*/
private void intro() {
System.out.println("BOMBARDMENT");
System.out.println("CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("YOU ARE ON A BATTLEFIELD WITH 4 PLATOONS AND YOU");
System.out.println("HAVE 25 OUTPOSTS AVAILABLE WHERE THEY MAY BE PLACED.");
System.out.println("YOU CAN ONLY PLACE ONE PLATOON AT ANY ONE OUTPOST.");
System.out.println("THE COMPUTER DOES THE SAME WITH ITS FOUR PLATOONS.");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO FIRE MISSILES AT THE");
System.out.println("OUTPOSTS OF THE COMPUTER. IT WILL DO THE SAME TO YOU.");
System.out.println("THE ONE WHO DESTROYS ALL FOUR OF THE ENEMY'S PLATOONS");
System.out.println("FIRST IS THE WINNER.");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("GOOD LUCK... AND TELL US WHERE YOU WANT THE BODIES SENT!");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("TEAR OFF MATRIX AND USE IT TO CHECK OFF THE NUMBERS.");
System.out.println();
System.out.println();
}
private void init() {
// Create four locations for the computers platoons.
computersPlatoons = computersChosenPlatoons();
// Players platoons.
playersPlatoons = new HashSet<>();
computersGuesses = new HashSet<>();
}
/**
* Accepts a string delimited by comma's and returns the nth delimited
* value (starting at count 0).
*
* @param text - text with values separated by comma's
* @param pos - which position to return a value for
* @return the int representation of the value
*/
private int getDelimitedValue(String text, int pos) {
String[] tokens = text.split(",");
return Integer.parseInt(tokens[pos]);
}
/*
* Print a message on the screen, then accept input from Keyboard.
*
* @param text message to be displayed on screen.
* @return what was typed by the player.
*/
private String displayTextAndGetInput(String text) {
System.out.print(text);
return kbScanner.next();
}
/**
* Generate random number
*
* @return random number
*/
private int randomNumber() {
return (int) (Math.random()
* (MAX_GRID_SIZE) + 1);
}
}