connect4

Overview

This project was made in the context of the Advanced Programming subject, computer engineering course, in ISEC.
The purpose of this project is to learn and apply concepts of software development, such as object-oriented programming; state machines; graphical user interface, using JavaFX; observer-observable pattern and the nuances of Java.
The game is also has a text interface.

This project is a recreation of the tradicional game, connect4, with one additional feature:

• Every 4 turns, each player can play a game, a typing speed test or some simple mathematics. If he wins, gets a special piece, allowing him to remove a whole column of pieces from the game grid. The players can also save the game at the current turn, and load it later.
  The pc vs pc and replay features are only available in text interface

Usage

1. Download the repository as .zip
2. Open it in your prefered IDE (with Maven projects support)
3. Build the Maven project
4. Run game
   1. with Graphical Interface
      1. Run the javafx:run goal from javafx-maven-plugin to execute it
   2. with Text Interface
      1. Run the project with the main class in the file src/main/java/game/ui/text/Main.java