basic-computer-games/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs

global using Games.Common.IO;
global using static LifeforTwo.Resources.Resource;
global using LifeforTwo;

var io = new ConsoleIO();

io.Write(Streams.Title);

var _board = new Board();
var _coordinates = new Coordinates[3];
int _player1Count, _player2Count;

for (var _player = 1; _player <= 2; _player++)
{
    var P1 = _player == 2 ? 0x30 : 0x03;
    io.WriteLine(Formats.InitialPieces, _player);
    for (var i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
    {
        ReadCoordinates(_player);
        _board[_coordinates[_player]] = P1;
    }
}

_board.CalculateNextGeneration();
_board.Display(io);

while (true)
{
    io.WriteLine();
    _board.CalculateNeighbours();
    (_player1Count, _player2Count) = _board.CalculateNextGeneration();
    _board.Display(io);

    if (_player1Count == 0 || _player2Count == 0) { break; }

    for (var _player = 1; _player <= 2; _player++)
    {
        io.WriteLine(Formats.Player, _player);
        if (ReadCoordinates(_player)) 
        { 
            _board[_coordinates[1]] = 0x0100; 
            _board[_coordinates[2]] = 0x1000; 
        }
    }
}

if (_player1Count == 0 && _player2Count == 0)
{
    io.Write(Streams.Draw);
}
else
{
    io.WriteLine(Formats.Winner, _player2Count == 0 ? 1 : 2);
}

bool ReadCoordinates(int _player)
{
    while (true)
    {
        io.WriteLine("X,Y");
        var values = io.Read2Numbers("&&&&&&\r");
        if (Coordinates.TryCreate(values, out _coordinates[_player]) && _board[_coordinates[_player]] == 0)
        {
            break;
        }
        io.Write(Streams.IllegalCoords);
    }

    if (_player == 2 && _coordinates[1] == _coordinates[2])
    {
        io.Write(Streams.SameCoords);
        // This is a bug existing in the original code. The line should be _board[_coordinates[_player]] = 0;
        _board[_coordinates[_player] + 1] = 0;
        return false;
    }

    return _player == 2;
}