What?
We are making our own version of the game Minesweeper with the main goal of making it a 2-player game. We are going to have 2 players compete on 2 different boards, and the winner of the two will be determined by who finishes their board first or whoever loses first doesn't win.
Why?
This specific version of Minesweeper is one that we have never seen be implemented before, so our goal is to hopefully create what could be a great addition to the existing game.
How?
The way we are thinking of accomplishing this is using Peer-to-Peer connection to connect both players to the game. Once connected, each player will have their own board and the program will constantly check whether one player has either won or lost, and if one player achieves either state, then the other player also receives the end code.
- What we plan to deliver at the end of the semester is a 2-player version of Minesweeper built using Peer-To-Peer connection and establishing constant communication between the 2 players throughout the game.
- Both players will see 2 different boards on the screen, one representing their board, the other the opponent's board. Each player will only be able to interact with their own board, and each board is randomly genereated.
- The game will have end screens for each possible scenario for when the game ends. When one player wins, the other player automatically loses. If one player loses due to detonating a bomb, then the other player automatically wins.
- We will also allow each player to flag the bombs if they find their locations, and choose the size of the board at the start of the game.
- Week 1
- Research how our goal can be achieved, and what needs to be done.
- Week 2
- Agree on a design to implement the code. We will be doing a peer-to-peer architecture for our code to implement 2-player functionality.
- Week 3
- Start implementing the code. Write client and server classes. Hopefully be at least close or finished with adding 2-player functionality to the game. Add end screens for each scenario where each player either wins or loses.
- Week 4
- Finish implementing 2-player functionality if necessary. Implement GUI elements for both players, so the players can easily keep track of what they're doing.
- Week 5
- Mostly testing, checking for errors. Hopefully by this point we will have addressed most of any blocking issues or challenges that we may face.
- Week 6
- Debugging, polishing if possible. Continue to address blocking issues if any, and possibly expand beyond this project. For example, thinking about implementing a client-server architecture should this game involve more than 2 players in the future.
- Camden Parsons, Programmer
- Giga Apkhaidze, Programmer
- Devin Denham, Programmer
- Download Eclipse Java Neon 3
- Install Eclipse on your computer
- Make a new Java Project in Eclipse and add the java files to the project folder
- Run the Start class twice to get two instances of the game. One for the host and the other for the client
- Two windows will appear with two buttons for a host or a client. Select host for one of them and client for the other. The boards will then be generated, and the players can begin to play the game.
- 2-player version of Minesweeper using peer-to-peer connection
- The game is divided into 7 rounds, where the player with the most amount of wins will win the entire game.
- The players can see both boards, but can only interact with their own board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FstHdCcz00
- Have a better formatting of the whole document. You can download the README.md template from Blackboard and follow the formatting
- Write more details about the deliverables. Think about what you are going to demo in the final presentation and compile the list of features to be delivered accordingly
- Be more specific on the plan for each week. For example, implementing the code is too vague. What features in particular you implement this week, etc.