GAME.md

Official Game Manual

Objective

The objective of this two player game is to find and destroy all of the blocks that a player places on a grid. The player who successfully finds and destroys all of their opponent's blocks first is declared the winner.

Invariants

The following are always true throught the game:

• Each player has an identical collection of blocks. The dimensions of these blocks are:
  • ONEBYTWO
  • ONEBYTHREE
  • ONEBYFOUR
  • ONEBYFIVE
  • ONEBYSIX
• Once the game has started, the blocks will always stay in the location in which they were placed.
• Each player has an identical grid on which to place their blocks. The grid is represented as a 10 x 10 grid of cells.

Rules

• All blocks must be placed before the game can start.
• All blocks must be placed in either the horizonal or vertical direction.
• A block's placement must be fully contained with the player's grid.
• A block's placement must not overlap with another block's placement.
• Radomness will determine who shoots first.
• Each player will take turns shoots shooting at their opponent's grid.
• A player can only shoot at one cell per turn.
• If the shot lands on one of their opponent's blocks, the player is told what block was hit.
• A block is considered destroyed when all of the cells that a block occupies have been hit.
• If a player attempts to hit an invalid cell on their opponents grid (e.g. the cell doesn't exist), the player may re-shoot.
• If a player attempts to hit a a cell that they already hit, the player may re-shoot.
• A player is not allowed to re-located their blocks once the game has started.