Noughts and Crosses

Noughts and Crosses also known as Tic-tac-toe is a simple game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins the game.

Game features

• Singleplayer mode (you vs computer) with 3 difficulty levels
• Multiplayer mode (play against your friend sitting next to you)
• Minimax algorithm (on hard difficulty level)
• Stunning console-like graphics

Compilation

Just use attached Makefile and type in console make all or in short make. To get rid of object files and executable file type make clean.

Example of gameplay

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| :::: MAIN MENU ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   1. Play                                                              |
|   2. Quit                                                              |
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|   Type number: 1                                                       |
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| :::: NUMBER OF PLAYERS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   1. One player (you vs computer)                                      |
|   2. Two players (you vs friend)                                       |
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|   Type number: 1                                                       |
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| :::: DIFFICULTY LEVEL :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   1. Easy                                                              |
|   2. Normal                                                            |
|   3. Hard                                                              |
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|   Type number: 2                                                       |
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| :::: INSTRUCTIONS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   Let's flip a coin:                                                   |
|   YOU start the game!                                                  |
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|                              1  |  2  |  3                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                              4  |  5  |  6                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                              7  |  8  |  9                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Type number: 5                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   COMPUTER is making a move!                                           |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Thinking...                                                          |
|   Type number: 3                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   YOUR turn now, make a move!                                          |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Type number: 9                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   COMPUTER is making a move!                                           |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Thinking...                                                          |
|   Type number: 1                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   YOUR turn now, make a move!                                          |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |     |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Type number: 2                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   COMPUTER is making a move!                                           |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |  X  |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |     |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Thinking...                                                          |
|   Type number: 8                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   YOUR turn now, make a move!                                          |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |  X  |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |                                |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  O  |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Type number: 6                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   COMPUTER is making a move!                                           |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |  X  |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  X  |  X                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  O  |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Thinking...                                                          |
|   Type number: 4                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   YOUR turn now, make a move!                                          |
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|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |  X  |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                              O  |  X  |  X                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
|                                 |     |                                |
|                                 |  O  |  X                             |
|                                 |     |                                |
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|   Type number: 77                                                      |
|   Type number: 7                                                       |
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| :::: GAMEBOARD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|                              O  |  X  |  O                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
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|                              O  |  X  |  X                             |
|                            _____|_____|_____                           |
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|                              X  |  O  |  X                             |
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|                              IT'S A TIE!                               |
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| :::: DO YOU WANT TO PLAY AGAIN? :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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|   1. Yes                                                               |
|   2. No                                                                |
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|   Type number: 2                                                       |
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