C SC 335
By Martin Stepp
The final project this semester will be to implement a game called Battleboat. The
key concepts involved in this project are large project design and implementation,
group programming, multiple views of a common model, computer strategies / AI,
and a revisiting of all material from the course so far.
Game Rules:
Battleboat is a two-player game where each player tries to sink the other's fleet of ships. Each player has a grid
(usually 10 rows and 10 columns) of squares and five different boats that can occupy those squares: a Destroyer
(2 squares long), a Cruiser (3 squares long), a Submarine (3 squares), a Battleship (4 squares), and a Carrier (5
squares). Each player's grid and ships are hidden from view from the other player.
At the start of the game, each player places his/her ships on the board wherever he/she likes. After ships are
placed, the players begin taking turns firing shots at each other. A player fires a shot into a square on the
opponent's board and receives word if the shot was a Miss, a Hit, or a Sink. A shot is a Hit if it is fired into a
square that is occupied by a boat; it is a Sink if the boat is now entirely covered with Hits. The first player to
sink all of his/her opponent's boats wins the game.
More complete rules for a similar game can be found online at the following web site:
http://www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/battleship.html
GUI / Controller:
Your game must have a graphical user interface (GUI) sufficient to run and configure the game. The interface's
commands may be implemented any way you like: as buttons, menus, key presses, et cetera, or a mix, as long as
an average user can easily determine how to do them. You must have options in your GUI to perform all of the
following actions:
New Game, End Game, Exit, Select View, How to Play, About
When starting a New Game, the player should be able to select names for each player, as well as select
computer strategies for non-human players. When the user selects How to Play, he/she should see a window or
dialog showing the game rules and how to play your game. You may use a pre-existing HTML page with an
editor pane for this if you like. The About option should show your project name and the names / emails of
your group members, plus any additional information you like.
Views:
Your game must display a graphical view of its model on the screen.
You must write at least two unique views of your game. Only one
view needs to be visible at a time. However, the current view should
be selectable from your graphical user interface. Changing views
should not modify the state or logic of the game; the underlying model
must be independent of how it is being viewed.
