-- THE BASICS --

//Current as of 8/27/2011 12:45 A.M.//

• The board will need to be an 8x8 board

• In this game, the user will NOT be forced to make a move resulting in a point if they have the opprotunity

• Positions 29-32 (inclusive) and 1-4 (inclusive) will be identified as a special type 'end'

• If the game determines that there are no legal moves for a player left, their turn will be skipped

  • If two consecutive turns are skipped, the game is a draw
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• Pieces will initialize in alternating squares (every other square will be empty)

• The other end of the board will initialize the opposite side to fill in the inverse positions as the other side with pieces

• FEATURE: We will determine who gets to go first by doing a dice roll.

  • The top pieces will be represented by a roll 1-5.
  • The bottom pieces will be represented by a roll 6-10.

• Players get the opprotunity to move after their opponent has gone in an alternating fashion, starting from the first move made by the individual that wins the dice roll.

• An illegal move is categorized as one of the following:

  • Moving a piece backward that is not granted 'King' piece status
  • Moving a piece in any fashion other than kitty-corner (diagonal) fashion
  • Attempting to move a piece where another piece already is
  • Attempting to move a piece outside of the board

• A point will be gained if a user moves their piece and any of these conditions are met

  • The player makes a move to a position n+7 and an opposing piece was at position n+3
  • The player makes a move to a position n+9 and an opposing piece was at position n+4
  • The player makes a move to a position n-7 and an opposing piece was at position n-3
  • The player makes a move to a position n-9 and an opposing piece was at position n-4
  • The player makes a move to a position type 'end' and the following holds true:
    • absval((position-original) - (new-position)) = 7 or 9

• When a player has any of their pieces reach an opponent's 'end' the piece that reaches will be granted type 'king'

-- Classes --

• Board
  • This will be the board class that will hold data as necessary (should be abstract and moldable)

-- Functions --

• StartRoll
  • This will be the roll that is started immediately after InitializeBoard that will determine who gets to go first
• PromptTurn
  • This will prompt the user to make their move depending on who's turn it is