Connect Four

This is a joint project of Eva, Kanil, Pascal, Anna Lena and Nico for the Game AI course in SS 2016

Connect Four - it's a game!

written with Kivy (Open source Python library for rapid development of applications)

========= Task 1.3

The tictactoe.py was modified by changing the size of the grid as well as the way how to check weather a move was a winning move. For this, we combine all the allowed formations of the grid(grid itself, rotated grid, all diagonals with at least 4 cells) and string find() with the current player vector(" 1 1 1 1" or "2 2 2 2").

The files used for this task: main.py - This starts the kivyapp. Mechanics.py - The mechanics for the game like making a random move or checking wether a move was a winning move. ConnectFour.py - The Visualization for the Buttons, slider, popup windows etc. This calls the mechanics of connect four. connectfour.kv - Creates the widget tree and binds widget properties

========= UPDATE 15.06.2016

Task 2.3 now you play against an AI, implemented as a Minmax with score-Hashing and alpha beta pruning added files

scores.pkl Player.py Minmax.py

you my need to install pickle.

========= For testing:

install kivy for your OS
add the dependencies:

For OSX users:
```
  kivy -m pip install numpy
```
for linux/windows install dependencies via pip
```
  pip install numpy
```
cd into /connectfour
to run on OSX
```
  kivy main.py
```
on linux/windows
```
  python main.py
```

=========

To build with buildozer

install buildozer with
```
  pip install buildozer
```
and cd to folder one before connectfour and run
```
  buildozer osx release
```

some tips for building on OSX:

use provided buildozer.spec
if builddir error: change osx.py in buildozer from builddir to build_dir (pullrequest is merged)
if venv error try downgrading to python 2.7.9

=========

Resources:

TicTacToe for Kivy
Wikipedia: ConnectFour
ConnectFourAI
Lecture of Prof. Dr. Christian Bauckhage at B-IT Bonn: Game AI course

nilutz / Connectfour

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