ActualChips.cpp

#include <iostream> 
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>

using std::string;
using std::ofstream;
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::ios;
using std::endl;

const float MAX_TURN = .5;
const int MAX_CHIPS = 100;

struct player
{
    string name;
    int numWins;
};

void getUserNames(string players[]);
string FindPlayerName(string names[], bool playerTurn);
int askMove(bool player1Turn, int chipsInPile, string names[]);

int main()
{
    player player1;
    player player2;

    bool player1Turn = true;

    bool gameOver = false;
    int moveCounter = 0;
    int chipsInPile = 0;
    int chipsTaken = 0;

    char userChoice;
    string playerNames[2];

    //Output file variables 
    ofstream outFile;
    outFile.open("Winners.txt", ios::app);
  
    //seed the random number generator
    srand(time(0));
  
    //ask the players for their names, then store in an array
    getUserNames(playerNames);
    player1.name = playerNames[0];
    player2.name = playerNames[1];
    player1.numWins = 0;
    player2.numWins = 0;


    //start the game with a random number of chips in the pile
    do
    {
	    chipsInPile = (rand() % MAX_CHIPS) + 1;

  	    cout << "This round will start with " << chipsInPile << " chips in the pile\n";
        gameOver = false;
        moveCounter = 0;
        while (gameOver == false)
	    {
            chipsTaken = askMove(player1Turn, chipsInPile, playerNames);
	        chipsInPile = chipsInPile - chipsTaken;
	        cout << "There are " << chipsInPile << " left in the pile\n";
	        player1Turn = !player1Turn;
	        moveCounter++;
	        if (chipsInPile == 0)
	        {
	 	        gameOver = true;
	            cout << FindPlayerName(playerNames, player1Turn) << ", congratulations you won" << endl;	
	            outFile << FindPlayerName(playerNames, player1Turn) << " won in " << moveCounter << " moves" << endl;
	        }
 	    }
        if (FindPlayerName(playerNames, player1Turn) == playerNames[0])
        {
            player1.numWins = player1.numWins + 1;
        }
        else if (FindPlayerName(playerNames, player1Turn) == playerNames[1])
        {
            player2.numWins = player2.numWins + 1;
        }
  	    cout << "\nDo you wish to play again? (Y/N)" << endl;
        cin >> userChoice;
        userChoice = toupper(userChoice);
        if (userChoice == 'N')
        {
            cout << player1.name << " had " << player1.numWins << " total wins this round" << endl;
            cout << player2.name << " had " << player2.numWins << " total wins this round" << endl;
        }
    }while ( userChoice == 'Y');
    outFile.close();
}

void getUserNames(string players[])
{
    cout << "Player 1, please enter your name: ";
    cin >> players[0];
    cout << "\nThanks and good luck!" << endl;
    cout << "Player 2, please enter your name \n";
    cout << "(If you wish to play against the computer, enter AI): ";
    cin >> players[1];
    cout << "\nThanks and good luck! \n";
}

string FindPlayerName(string names[], bool playerTurn)
{
	if (playerTurn == true)
		return names[0];
	else
		return names[1];
}

int askMove(bool player1Turn, int chipsInPile, string names[])
{
	int chipsTaken;
	int maxPerTurn = MAX_TURN * chipsInPile;
	do
    {
  		cout << FindPlayerName(names, player1Turn) << " How many chips would  you like?\n";
		
    	cout << "You can take up to ";
		if (( maxPerTurn ) == 0)
		{
			cout << " 1\n";
		}
		else
		{
			cout << maxPerTurn << endl;
		}
		if (FindPlayerName(names, player1Turn) == "AI")
        {
          	if (maxPerTurn == 0)
          	{ 
          		chipsTaken = 1;
		  	}
		  	else
		  	{
		  		chipsTaken = (rand() % maxPerTurn) + 1;
			}
		}
		else
		{
    	    cin >> chipsTaken;
	    }
    }while ((chipsTaken > maxPerTurn )  && (chipsInPile > 1));
    return chipsTaken;
}