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Implementation of Tic-Tac-Toe game

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C++
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

// Set up the game board as an array
vector<string> board = {"-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-"};

// Define a function to print the game board
void printBoard() {
    cout << board[0] << " | " << board[1] << " | " << board[2] << endl;
    cout << board[3] << " | " << board[4] << " | " << board[5] << endl;
    cout << board[6] << " | " << board[7] << " | " << board[8] << endl;
}

// Define a function to handle a player's turn
void takeTurn(string player) {
    cout << player << "'s turn." << endl;
    cout << "Choose a position from 1-9: ";
    int position;
    cin >> position;
    position -= 1;
    while (position < 0 || position > 8 || board[position] != "-") {
        cout << "Invalid input or position already taken. Choose a different position: ";
        cin >> position;
        position -= 1;
    }
    board[position] = player;
    printBoard();
}

// Define a function to check if the game is over
string checkGameOver() {
    // Check for a win
    if ((board[0] == board[1] && board[1] == board[2] && board[0] != "-") ||
        (board[3] == board[4] && board[4] == board[5] && board[3] != "-") ||
        (board[6] == board[7] && board[7] == board[8] && board[6] != "-") ||
        (board[0] == board[3] && board[3] == board[6] && board[0] != "-") ||
        (board[1] == board[4] && board[4] == board[7] && board[1] != "-") ||
        (board[2] == board[5] && board[5] == board[8] && board[2] != "-") ||
        (board[0] == board[4] && board[4] == board[8] && board[0] != "-") ||
        (board[2] == board[4] && board[4] == board[6] && board[2] != "-")) {
        return "win";
    }
    // Check for a tie
    else if (count(board.begin(), board.end(), "-") == 0) {
        return "tie";
    }
    // Game is not over
    else {
        return "play";
    }
}

// Define the main game loop
int main() {
    printBoard();
    string currentPlayer = "X";
    bool gameOver = false;
    while (!gameOver) {
        takeTurn(currentPlayer);
        string gameResult = checkGameOver();
        if (gameResult == "win") {
            cout << currentPlayer << " wins!" << endl;
            gameOver = true;
        } else if (gameResult == "tie") {
            cout << "It's a tie!" << endl;
            gameOver = true;
        } else {
            // Switch to the other player
            currentPlayer = currentPlayer == "X" ? "O" : "X";
        }
    }
    return 0;
}
Java
import java.util.Scanner;

public class TicTacToe {
    // Set up the game board as an array
    static String[] board = {"-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-"};

    // Define a function to print the game board
    static void printBoard() {
        System.out.println(board[0] + " | " + board[1] + " | " + board[2]);
        System.out.println(board[3] + " | " + board[4] + " | " + board[5]);
        System.out.println(board[6] + " | " + board[7] + " | " + board[8]);
    }

    // Define a function to handle a player's turn
    static void takeTurn(String player) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println(player + "'s turn.");
        System.out.print("Choose a position from 1-9: ");
        int position = scanner.nextInt() - 1;
        while (position < 0 || position > 8 || !board[position].equals("-")) {
            System.out.print("Invalid input or position already taken. Choose a different position: ");
            position = scanner.nextInt() - 1;
        }
        board[position] = player;
        printBoard();
    }

    // Define a function to check if the game is over
    static String checkGameOver() {
        // Check for a win
        if ((board[0].equals(board[1]) && board[1].equals(board[2]) && !board[0].equals("-")) ||
                (board[3].equals(board[4]) && board[4].equals(board[5]) && !board[3].equals("-")) ||
                (board[6].equals(board[7]) && board[7].equals(board[8]) && !board[6].equals("-")) ||
                (board[0].equals(board[3]) && board[3].equals(board[6]) && !board[0].equals("-")) ||
                (board[1].equals(board[4]) && board[4].equals(board[7]) && !board[1].equals("-")) ||
                (board[2].equals(board[5]) && board[5].equals(board[8]) && !board[2].equals("-")) ||
                (board[0].equals(board[4]) && board[4].equals(board[8]) && !board[0].equals("-")) ||
                (board[2].equals(board[4]) && board[4].equals(board[6]) && !board[2].equals("-"))) {
            return "win";
        }
        // Check for a tie
        else if (!String.join("", board).contains("-")) {
            return "tie";
        }
        // Game is not over
        else {
            return "play";
        }
    }

    // Define the main game loop
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        printBoard();
        String currentPlayer = "X";
        boolean gameOver = false;
        while (!gameOver) {
            takeTurn(currentPlayer);
            String gameResult = checkGameOver();
            if (gameResult.equals("win")) {
                System.out.println(currentPlayer + " wins!");
                gameOver = true;
            } else if (gameResult.equals("tie")) {
                System.out.println("It's a tie!");
                gameOver = true;
            } else {
                // Switch to the other player
                currentPlayer = currentPlayer.equals("X") ? "O" : "X";
            }
        }
    }
}
Python
# Set up the game board as a list
board = ["-", "-", "-",
         "-", "-", "-",
         "-", "-", "-"]

# Define a function to print the game board
def print_board():
    print(board[0] + " | " + board[1] + " | " + board[2])
    print(board[3] + " | " + board[4] + " | " + board[5])
    print(board[6] + " | " + board[7] + " | " + board[8])

# Define a function to handle a player's turn
def take_turn(player):
    print(player + "'s turn.")
    position = input("Choose a position from 1-9: ")
    while position not in ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"]:
        position = input("Invalid input. Choose a position from 1-9: ")
    position = int(position) - 1
    while board[position] != "-":
        position = int(input("Position already taken. Choose a different position: ")) - 1
    board[position] = player
    print_board()

# Define a function to check if the game is over
def check_game_over():
    # Check for a win
    if (board[0] == board[1] == board[2] != "-") or \
       (board[3] == board[4] == board[5] != "-") or \
       (board[6] == board[7] == board[8] != "-") or \
       (board[0] == board[3] == board[6] != "-") or \
       (board[1] == board[4] == board[7] != "-") or \
       (board[2] == board[5] == board[8] != "-") or \
       (board[0] == board[4] == board[8] != "-") or \
       (board[2] == board[4] == board[6] != "-"):
        return "win"
    # Check for a tie
    elif "-" not in board:
        return "tie"
    # Game is not over
    else:
        return "play"

# Define the main game loop
def play_game():
    print_board()
    current_player = "X"
    game_over = False
    while not game_over:
        take_turn(current_player)
        game_result = check_game_over()
        if game_result == "win":
            print(current_player + " wins!")
            game_over = True
        elif game_result == "tie":
            print("It's a tie!")
            game_over = True
        else:
            # Switch to the other player
            current_player = "O" if current_player == "X" else "X"

# Start the game
play_game()
JavaScript
// Set up the game board as an array
let board = ["-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-", "-"];

// Define a function to print the game board
function printBoard() {
    console.log(`${board[0]} | ${board[1]} | ${board[2]}`);
    console.log(`${board[3]} | ${board[4]} | ${board[5]}`);
    console.log(`${board[6]} | ${board[7]} | ${board[8]}`);
}

// Define a function to handle a player's turn
function takeTurn(player) {
    console.log(`${player}'s turn.`);
    let position = prompt("Choose a position from 1-9:");
    position -= 1;
    while (position < 0 || position > 8 || board[position] !== "-") {
        position = prompt("Invalid input or position already taken. Choose a different position:");
        position -= 1;
    }
    board[position] = player;
    printBoard();
}

// Define a function to check if the game is over
function checkGameOver() {
    // Check for a win
    if ((board[0] === board[1] && board[1] === board[2] && board[0] !== "-") ||
        (board[3] === board[4] && board[4] === board[5] && board[3] !== "-") ||
        (board[6] === board[7] && board[7] === board[8] && board[6] !== "-") ||
        (board[0] === board[3] && board[3] === board[6] && board[0] !== "-") ||
        (board[1] === board[4] && board[4] === board[7] && board[1] !== "-") ||
        (board[2] === board[5] && board[5] === board[8] && board[2] !== "-") ||
        (board[0] === board[4] && board[4] === board[8] && board[0] !== "-") ||
        (board[2] === board[4] && board[4] === board[6] && board[2] !== "-")) {
        return "win";
    }
    // Check for a tie
    else if (!board.includes("-")) {
        return "tie";
    }
    // Game is not over
    else {
        return "play";
    }
}

// Define the main game loop
function main() {
    printBoard();
    let currentPlayer = "X";
    let gameOver = false;
    while (!gameOver) {
        takeTurn(currentPlayer);
        let gameResult = checkGameOver();
        if (gameResult === "win") {
            console.log(`${currentPlayer} wins!`);
            gameOver = true;
        } else if (gameResult === "tie") {
            console.log("It's a tie!");
            gameOver = true;
        } else {
            // Switch to the other player
            currentPlayer = currentPlayer === "X" ? "O" : "X";
        }
    }
}

// Start the game
main();

Rules of the Game

  • The game is to be played between two people (in this program between HUMAN and COMPUTER).
  • One of the player chooses ‘O’ and the other ‘X’ to mark their respective cells.
  • The game starts with one of the players and the game ends when one of the players has one whole row/ column/ diagonal filled with his/her respective character (‘O’ or ‘X’).
  • If no one wins, then the game is said to be draw. Implementation In our program the moves taken by the computer and the human are chosen randomly. We use rand() function for this. What more can be done in the program? The program is in not played optimally by both sides because the moves are chosen randomly. The program can be easily modified so that both players play optimally (which will fall under the category of Artificial Intelligence). Also the program can be modified such that the user himself gives the input (using scanf() or cin). The above changes are left as an exercise to the readers. Winning Strategy – An Interesting Fact If both the players play optimally then it is destined that you will never lose (“although the match can still be drawn”). It doesn’t matter whether you play first or second.In another ways – “ Two expert players will always draw ”. Isn’t this interesting ? 
Cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

#define COMPUTER 1
#define HUMAN 2
#define SIDE 3 // Length of the board

// Computer will move with 'O' and human with 'X'
#define COMPUTERMOVE 'O'
#define HUMANMOVE 'X'

// Function to show the current board status
void showBoard(char board[][SIDE]) {
    cout << endl << "\t\t\t  " << board[0][0] << " | " << board[0][1] << " | " << board[0][2] << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t--------------" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t  " << board[1][0] << " | " << board[1][1] << " | " << board[1][2] << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t--------------" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t  " << board[2][0] << " | " << board[2][1] << " | " << board[2][2] << endl << endl;
}

// Function to show the instructions
void showInstructions() {
    cout << "\t\t\t  Tic-Tac-Toe" << endl << endl;
    cout << "Choose a cell numbered from 1 to 9 as below and play" << endl << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t  1 | 2 | 3" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t--------------" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t  4 | 5 | 6" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t--------------" << endl;
    cout << "\t\t\t  7 | 8 | 9" << endl << endl;
    cout << "-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-" << endl << endl;
}

// Function to initialise the game
void initialise(char board[][SIDE], int moves[]) {
    srand(time(NULL));
    for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < SIDE; j++)
            board[i][j] = ' ';
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < SIDE * SIDE; i++)
        moves[i] = i;
    random_shuffle(moves, moves + SIDE * SIDE);
}

// Function to declare the winner of the game
void declareWinner(int whoseTurn) {
    if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER)
        cout << "COMPUTER has won" << endl;
    else
        cout << "HUMAN has won" << endl;
}

// Function to check if any row is crossed with the same player's move
bool rowCrossed(char board[][SIDE]) {
    for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        if (board[i][0] == board[i][1] && board[i][1] == board[i][2] && board[i][0] != ' ')
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

// Function to check if any column is crossed with the same player's move
bool columnCrossed(char board[][SIDE]) {
    for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        if (board[0][i] == board[1][i] && board[1][i] == board[2][i] && board[0][i] != ' ')
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

// Function to check if any diagonal is crossed with the same player's move
bool diagonalCrossed(char board[][SIDE]) {
    if (board[0][0] == board[1][1] && board[1][1] == board[2][2] && board[0][0] != ' ')
        return true;
    if (board[0][2] == board[1][1] && board[1][1] == board[2][0] && board[0][2] != ' ')
        return true;
    return false;
}

// Function to check if the game is over
bool gameOver(char board[][SIDE]) {
    return (rowCrossed(board) || columnCrossed(board) || diagonalCrossed(board));
}

// Function to play Tic-Tac-Toe
void playTicTacToe(int whoseTurn) {
    char board[SIDE][SIDE];
    int moves[SIDE * SIDE];
    initialise(board, moves);
    showInstructions();
    int moveIndex = 0, x, y;
    while (gameOver(board) == false && moveIndex != SIDE * SIDE) {
        if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER) {
            x = moves[moveIndex] / SIDE;
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
            board[x][y] = COMPUTERMOVE;
            cout << "COMPUTER has put a " << COMPUTERMOVE << " in cell " << moves[moveIndex] + 1 << endl;
            showBoard(board);
            moveIndex++;
            whoseTurn = HUMAN;
        } else if (whoseTurn == HUMAN) {
            x = moves[moveIndex] / SIDE;
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
            board[x][y] = HUMANMOVE;
            cout << "HUMAN has put a " << HUMANMOVE << " in cell " << moves[moveIndex] + 1 << endl;
            showBoard(board);
            moveIndex++;
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
        }
    }
    if (gameOver(board) == false && moveIndex == SIDE * SIDE)
        cout << "It's a draw" << endl;
    else {
        if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER)
            whoseTurn = HUMAN;
        else if (whoseTurn == HUMAN)
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
        declareWinner(whoseTurn);
    }
}

// Driver program
int main() {
    playTicTacToe(COMPUTER);
    return 0;
}
Java
public class TicTacToe {
    private static final int COMPUTER = 1;
    private static final int HUMAN = 2;
    private static final int SIDE = 3; // Length of the board

    // Computer will move with 'O' and human with 'X'
    private static final char COMPUTERMOVE = 'O';
    private static final char HUMANMOVE = 'X';

    private char[][] board = new char[SIDE][SIDE];
    private int[] moves = new int[SIDE * SIDE];

    // Function to show the current board status
    private void showBoard() {
        System.out.println("\n\t\t\t  " + board[0][0] + " | " + board[0][1] + " | " + board[0][2]);
        System.out.println("\t\t\t--------------");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  " + board[1][0] + " | " + board[1][1] + " | " + board[1][2]);
        System.out.println("\t\t\t--------------");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  " + board[2][0] + " | " + board[2][1] + " | " + board[2][2] + "\n");
    }

    // Function to show the instructions
    private void showInstructions() {
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  Tic-Tac-Toe\n");
        System.out.println("Choose a cell numbered from 1 to 9 as below and play\n");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  1 | 2 | 3");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t--------------");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  4 | 5 | 6");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t--------------");
        System.out.println("\t\t\t  7 | 8 | 9\n");
        System.out.println("-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\n");
    }

    // Function to initialise the game
    private void initialise() {
        for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < SIDE; j++)
                board[i][j] = ' ';
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < SIDE * SIDE; i++)
            moves[i] = i;
        // Shuffling moves
        java.util.Collections.shuffle(java.util.Arrays.asList(moves));
    }

    // Function to declare the winner of the game
    private void declareWinner(int whoseTurn) {
        if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER)
            System.out.println("COMPUTER has won");
        else
            System.out.println("HUMAN has won");
    }

    // Function to check if any row is crossed with the same player's move
    private boolean rowCrossed() {
        for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
            if (board[i][0] == board[i][1] && board[i][1] == board[i][2] && board[i][0] != ' ')
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    // Function to check if any column is crossed with the same player's move
    private boolean columnCrossed() {
        for (int i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
            if (board[0][i] == board[1][i] && board[1][i] == board[2][i] && board[0][i] != ' ')
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    // Function to check if any diagonal is crossed with the same player's move
    private boolean diagonalCrossed() {
        if (board[0][0] == board[1][1] && board[1][1] == board[2][2] && board[0][0] != ' ')
            return true;
        if (board[0][2] == board[1][1] && board[1][1] == board[2][0] && board[0][2] != ' ')
            return true;
        return false;
    }

    // Function to check if the game is over
    private boolean gameOver() {
        return (rowCrossed() || columnCrossed() || diagonalCrossed());
    }

    // Function to play Tic-Tac-Toe
    public void playTicTacToe(int whoseTurn) {
        initialise();
        showInstructions();
        int moveIndex = 0, x, y;
        while (!gameOver() && moveIndex != SIDE * SIDE) {
            if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER) {
                x = moves[moveIndex] / SIDE;
                y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
                board[x][y] = COMPUTERMOVE;
                System.out.println("COMPUTER has put a " + COMPUTERMOVE + " in cell " + (moves[moveIndex] + 1));
                showBoard();
                moveIndex++;
                whoseTurn = HUMAN;
            } else if (whoseTurn == HUMAN) {
                x = moves[moveIndex] / SIDE;
                y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
                board[x][y] = HUMANMOVE;
                System.out.println("HUMAN has put a " + HUMANMOVE + " in cell " + (moves[moveIndex] + 1));
                showBoard();
                moveIndex++;
                whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
            }
        }
        if (!gameOver() && moveIndex == SIDE * SIDE)
            System.out.println("It's a draw");
        else {
            if (whoseTurn == COMPUTER)
                whoseTurn = HUMAN;
            else if (whoseTurn == HUMAN)
                whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
            declareWinner(whoseTurn);
        }
    }

    // Driver program
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TicTacToe game = new TicTacToe();
        game.playTicTacToe(COMPUTER);
    }
}
Python3
import random
import time

# Constants for the game
COMPUTER = 1
HUMAN = 2
SIDE = 3
COMPUTERMOVE = 'O'
HUMANMOVE = 'X'

# Function to initialise the game / Tic-Tac-Toe board
def initialise():
    board = [[' ' for _ in range(SIDE)] for _ in range(SIDE)]
    moves = [i for i in range(SIDE*SIDE)]
    random.shuffle(moves)
    return board, moves

# Function to print the Tic-Tac-Toe board
def showBoard(board):
    print("\n\n")
    print("\t\t\t  {} | {}  | {}  ".format(board[0][0], board[0][1], board[0][2]))
    print("\t\t\t--------------")
    print("\t\t\t  {} | {}  | {}  ".format(board[1][0], board[1][1], board[1][2]))
    print("\t\t\t--------------")
    print("\t\t\t  {} | {}  | {}  \n\n".format(board[2][0], board[2][1], board[2][2]))

# Function to show the instructions
def showInstructions():
    print("\t\t\t  Tic-Tac-Toe\n\n")
    print("Choose a cell numbered from 1 to 9 as below and play\n\n")
    print("\t\t\t  1 | 2  | 3  ")
    print("\t\t\t--------------")
    print("\t\t\t  4 | 5  | 6  ")
    print("\t\t\t--------------")
    print("\t\t\t  7 | 8  | 9  \n\n")
    print("-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\n\n")

# Function to declare the winner of the game
def declareWinner(whoseTurn):
    if whoseTurn == COMPUTER:
        print("COMPUTER has won")
    else:
        print("HUMAN has won")

# Functions to check if any of the rows, columns, or diagonals have been crossed
def rowCrossed(board):
    for i in range(SIDE):
        if board[i][0] == board[i][1] and board[i][1] == board[i][2] and board[i][0] != ' ':
            return True
    return False

def columnCrossed(board):
    for i in range(SIDE):
        if board[0][i] == board[1][i] and board[1][i] == board[2][i] and board[0][i] != ' ':
            return True
    return False

def diagonalCrossed(board):
    if board[0][0] == board[1][1] and board[1][1] == board[2][2] and board[0][0] != ' ':
        return True
    if board[0][2] == board[1][1] and board[1][1] == board[2][0] and board[0][2] != ' ':
        return True
    return False

# Function to check if the game is over
def gameOver(board):
    return rowCrossed(board) or columnCrossed(board) or diagonalCrossed(board)

# Function to play Tic-Tac-Toe
def playTicTacToe(whoseTurn):
    board, moves = initialise()
    showInstructions()
    moveIndex = 0
    while not gameOver(board) and moveIndex != SIDE*SIDE:
        if whoseTurn == COMPUTER:
            x = moves[moveIndex] // SIDE
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE
            board[x][y] = COMPUTERMOVE
            print("COMPUTER has put a {} in cell {}".format(COMPUTERMOVE, moves[moveIndex]+1))
            showBoard(board)
            moveIndex += 1
            whoseTurn = HUMAN
        elif whoseTurn == HUMAN:
            x = moves[moveIndex] // SIDE
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE
            board[x][y] = HUMANMOVE
            print("HUMAN has put a {} in cell {}".format(HUMANMOVE, moves[moveIndex]+1))
            showBoard(board)
            moveIndex += 1
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER
    if not gameOver(board) and moveIndex == SIDE*SIDE:
        print("It's a draw")
    else:
        if whoseTurn == COMPUTER:
            whoseTurn = HUMAN
        elif whoseTurn == HUMAN:
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER
        declareWinner(whoseTurn)

# Driver function
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Let us play the game with COMPUTER starting first
    playTicTacToe(COMPUTER)
JavaScript
const COMPUTER = 1;
const HUMAN = 2;
const SIDE = 3; // Length of the board

// Computer will move with 'O' and human with 'X'
const COMPUTERMOVE = 'O';
const HUMANMOVE = 'X';

// Function to show the current board status
function showBoard(board) {
    console.log(`\n\t\t\t  ${board[0][0]} | ${board[0][1]} | ${board[0][2]}`);
    console.log(`\t\t\t--------------`);
    console.log(`\t\t\t  ${board[1][0]} | ${board[1][1]} | ${board[1][2]}`);
    console.log(`\t\t\t--------------`);
    console.log(`\t\t\t  ${board[2][0]} | ${board[2][1]} | ${board[2][2]}\n`);
}

// Function to show the instructions
function showInstructions() {
    console.log("\t\t\t  Tic-Tac-Toe\n");
    console.log("Choose a cell numbered from 1 to 9 as below and play\n");
    console.log("\t\t\t  1 | 2 | 3");
    console.log("\t\t\t--------------");
    console.log("\t\t\t  4 | 5 | 6");
    console.log("\t\t\t--------------");
    console.log("\t\t\t  7 | 8 | 9\n");
    console.log("-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\t-\n");
}

// Function to initialise the game
function initialise(board, moves) {
    for (let i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        board[i] = [];
        for (let j = 0; j < SIDE; j++)
            board[i][j] = ' ';
    }
    for (let i = 0; i < SIDE * SIDE; i++)
        moves[i] = i;
    // Shuffling moves
    moves.sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5);
}

// Function to declare the winner of the game
function declareWinner(whoseTurn) {
    if (whoseTurn === COMPUTER)
        console.log("COMPUTER has won");
    else
        console.log("HUMAN has won");
}

// Function to check if any row is crossed with the same player's move
function rowCrossed(board) {
    for (let i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        if (board[i][0] === board[i][1] && board[i][1] === board[i][2] && board[i][0] !== ' ')
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

// Function to check if any column is crossed with the same player's move
function columnCrossed(board) {
    for (let i = 0; i < SIDE; i++) {
        if (board[0][i] === board[1][i] && board[1][i] === board[2][i] && board[0][i] !== ' ')
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

// Function to check if any diagonal is crossed with the same player's move
function diagonalCrossed(board) {
    if (board[0][0] === board[1][1] && board[1][1] === board[2][2] && board[0][0] !== ' ')
        return true;
    if (board[0][2] === board[1][1] && board[1][1] === board[2][0] && board[0][2] !== ' ')
        return true;
    return false;
}

// Function to check if the game is over
function gameOver(board) {
    return (rowCrossed(board) || columnCrossed(board) || diagonalCrossed(board));
}

// Function to play Tic-Tac-Toe
function playTicTacToe(whoseTurn) {
    const board = [];
    const moves = Array.from({length: SIDE * SIDE});
    initialise(board, moves);
    showInstructions();
    let moveIndex = 0, x, y;
    while (!gameOver(board) && moveIndex !== SIDE * SIDE) {
        if (whoseTurn === COMPUTER) {
            x = Math.floor(moves[moveIndex] / SIDE);
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
            board[x][y] = COMPUTERMOVE;
            console.log(`COMPUTER has put a ${COMPUTERMOVE} in cell ${moves[moveIndex] + 1}`);
            showBoard(board);
            moveIndex++;
            whoseTurn = HUMAN;
        } else if (whoseTurn === HUMAN) {
            x = Math.floor(moves[moveIndex] / SIDE);
            y = moves[moveIndex] % SIDE;
            board[x][y] = HUMANMOVE;
            console.log(`HUMAN has put a ${HUMANMOVE} in cell ${moves[moveIndex] + 1}`);
            showBoard(board);
            moveIndex++;
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
        }
    }
    if (!gameOver(board) && moveIndex === SIDE * SIDE)
        console.log("It's a draw");
    else {
        if (whoseTurn === COMPUTER)
            whoseTurn = HUMAN;
        else if (whoseTurn === HUMAN)
            whoseTurn = COMPUTER;
        declareWinner(whoseTurn);
    }
}

// Driver program
playTicTacToe(COMPUTER);
  • Output:
                Tic-Tac-Toe

Choose a cell numbered from 1 to 9 as below and play

1 | 2 | 3
--------------
4 | 5 | 6
--------------
7 | 8 | 9

- - - - - - - - - -

COMPUTER has put a O in cell 6


| |
--------------
| | O
--------------
| |

HUMAN has put a X in cell 7


| |
--------------
| | O
--------------
X | |

COMPUTER has put a O in cell 5


| |
--------------
| O | O
--------------
X | |

HUMAN has put a X in cell 1


X | |
--------------
| O | O
--------------
X | |

COMPUTER has put a O in cell 9


X | |
--------------
| O | O
--------------
X | | O

HUMAN has put a X in cell 8


X | |
--------------
| O | O
--------------
X | X | O

COMPUTER has put a O in cell 4


X | |
--------------
O | O | O
--------------
X | X | O

COMPUTER has won

  • An Interesting Variant of this game As said above, if two experienced players are playing the Tic-Tac-Toe, then the game will always draw. There is another viral variant of this game- Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe, which aims to make the normal Tic-Tac-Toe more interesting and less predictable. Have a look at the game here- Link1 Link2 The above article implements simple Tic-Tac-Toe where moves are randomly made. Please refer below article to see how optimal moves are made. Minimax Algorithm in Game Theory | Set 3 (Tic-Tac-Toe AI – Finding optimal move) Great discussions on the “winning/never losing” strategy Quora Wikihow


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