This project is an implementation of the popular game "Tic Tac Toe", leveraging the concepts of multithreading. The game involves a competition between two computer-controlled players who place their marks (cross or circle) on an expanded 10x10 board. The player who first places three of their marks in a line (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins.
Graphical User Interface of the game
- Navigate to the
TicTacToefolder in your terminal. - Run the game with this command:
python ./source/gui.py - Once the application has launched, click on the
Startbutton to begin the game.
Remember to ensure that your python environment is set up correctly and all necessary dependencies are installed for the script to run.
We use two threads in the project, representing the individual players. Each player is represented by a thread that calls the computer method. This method simulates the computer's move, where it randomly selects a field on the board and places its mark.
player1 = threading.Thread(target=self.game.computer, args=('x',))
player2 = threading.Thread(target=self.game.computer, args=('o',))Each thread operates on a "queue" basis - player 1 (thread player1) starts first, followed by player 2 (thread player2). Each thread is secured by the join() operation, which ensures that the thread is executed to completion before the next thread starts. This cycle continues until one of the players wins or there is a tie.
The computer method represents a player's move in the game. It selects a random field on the board for a move. If the field is unoccupied, it places its mark there. If this move results in a win, the win_event flag is set.
def computer(self, player):
while not self.win_event.is_set():
self.player_turn = player
move = random.randint(0, 99)
if self.board[move] is None:
self.board[move] = player
if self.check_win():
self.win_event.set()
break