GameState Class

Interaction between the controller and game logic, captures entire game state (board status, player turns, valid moves, game outcomes, etc)

• Defined in GameState.h
  • gameBoard 2D array showing board state
  • selectedColumn and selectedRow indicating player choices
  • moveValid, gameOver, turn bools to control gameplay

playMove() Function (Game Logic)

Manages piece placement, checks for winners, and toggles between player turns

• Updates the GameState object after every valid move
• Modifies parameters like whose turn it is, if the game is over, and who the winner is
• Logic for going through each of the directions and counting if we have 4 in a row or not
  • Set the winner

connectfour.cpp (Game Controller)

Gathers player inputs, verifies if they are valid, and displays the board in text format

• Take in column input and check if its valid
• Find lowest available row that we can drop the piece in (in the given user inputted column)
• Call playMove
• Print the game board
• Check if anyone won the round, if so, increment to next round
• Check if the match is over and print the winner