Aqa comp1 2016

I'm not doing it (got 120/120 in COMP1 last year) but I've seen the preliminary material and would be interested in seeing the program if you have a copy? Preferably the Pascal version, but any language would be fine.

I have it in python can pm it to you , I originally made the thread with the skeleton code attached but they took down my post because of it.

I'm doing AQA reverse. Our predictions for questions are:
1. More menu options (there are always more menu options... maybe the multiplayer thing mentioned below?)
2. Scores section/ High scores (seems unlikely as it has already come up and there is no obvious structure already
in the code to support this.)
3. Extend board size parameters
4. Something to do with enter name section (seems obsolete. Maybe a player1/ player2 and letters to match (so
rather than "H" and "C" "K" and "M" or whatever.)
5. Two player mode
6. Loop for wrong coordinate values (The programme already loops for 0,0. Presumably because it is technically
in the array.)
7. Something to do with the flip def/ mechanic (ie. three ways to flip or fixing a flaw etc.)

Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

12. allow diagonal capture (probably the last question which is worth 10 marks)

Hi guys,
I predict that this year there will be a question on validating the input of coordinates. The program crashes if you input 10,10 or a letter.
This is almost guaranteed to come up.
This is an easy fix in visual basic with 2 simple if statements.

Anyone have any ideas of what could come up as one of the other tasks?

Hi guys,
I predict that this year there will be a question on validating the input of coordinates. The program crashes if you input 10,10 or a letter.
This is almost guaranteed to come up.
This is an easy fix in visual basic with 2 simple if statements.

Anyone have any ideas of what could come up as one of the other tasks?

How do you add the multiplayer feature to the game guys??

Hi guys,
I predict that this year there will be a question on validating the input of coordinates. The program crashes if you input 10,10 or a letter.
This is almost guaranteed to come up.
This is an easy fix in visual basic with 2 simple if statements.

Anyone have any ideas of what could come up as one of the other tasks?

The skeleton program allows the player to place their piece anywhere on the board, when in a real game, you can only place a piece if doing so actually TAKES an opponents piece. This is a core part of the game, so I imagine that this is quite likely to come up but I can't find a solution yet.

I've been trying the multiplayer thing on python, it's probably not perfect but:#Skeleton Program for the AQA COMP1 Summer 2016 examination
#this code should be used in conjunction with the Preliminary Material
#written by the AQA COMP1 Programmer Team
#developed in a Python 3.4 programming environment
import random
def SetUpGameBoard(Board, Boardsize):
for Row in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
if (Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1) or (Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1):
Board[Row][Column] = "C"
elif (Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1 and Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1) or (Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2):
Board[Row][Column] = "H"
else:
Board[Row][Column] = " "
def SetUpMultiGameBoard(Board, Boardsize):
for Row in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
if (Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1) or (Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1):
Board[Row][Column] = PlayerName1[0]
elif (Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1 and Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 + 1) or (Column == (BoardSize + 1) // 2 and Row == (BoardSize + 1) // 2):
Board[Row][Column] = PlayerName2[0]
else:
Board[Row][Column] = " "
def ChangeBoardSize():
BoardSize = int(input("Enter a board size (between 4 and 9): ")
while not(BoardSize >= 4 and BoardSize <= 9):
BoardSize = int(input("Enter a board size (between 4 and 9): ")
return BoardSize
def GetHumanPlayerMove(PlayerName):
print(PlayerName, "enter the coodinates of the square where you want to place your piece: ", end=""
Coordinates = int(input())
return Coordinates
def GetComputerPlayerMove(BoardSize):
return random.randint(1, BoardSize) * 10 + random.randint(1, BoardSize)
def GameOver(Board, BoardSize):
for Row in range(1 , BoardSize + 1):
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
if Board[Row][Column] == " ":
return False
return True
def GetPlayersName():
PlayerName = input("What is your name? "
return PlayerName
def GetPlayerName1():
PlayerName1 = input("What is your name? "
return PlayerName1
def GetPlayerName2():
PlayerName2 = input("What is Player 2's name?"
return PlayerName2
def CheckIfMoveIsValid(Board, Move):
Row = Move % 10
Column = Move // 10
MoveIsValid = False
if Board[Row][Column] == " ":
MoveIsValid = True
return MoveIsValid
def GetPlayerScore(Board, BoardSize, Piece1, Piece2):
Score = 0
for Row in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
if Board[Row][Column] == Piece1 or Piece2:
Score = Score + 1
return Score
def CheckIfThereArePiecesToFlip(Board, BoardSize, StartRow, StartColumn, RowDirection, ColumnDirection):
RowCount = StartRow + RowDirection
ColumnCount = StartColumn + ColumnDirection
FlipStillPossible = True
FlipFound = False
OpponentPieceFound = False
while RowCount <= BoardSize and RowCount >= 1 and ColumnCount >= 1 and ColumnCount <= BoardSize and FlipStillPossible and not FlipFound:
if Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] == " ":
FlipStillPossible = False
elif Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] != Board[StartRow][StartColumn]:
OpponentPieceFound = True
elif Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] == Board[StartRow][StartColumn] and not OpponentPieceFound:
FlipStillPossible = False
else:
FlipFound = True
RowCount = RowCount + RowDirection
ColumnCount = ColumnCount + ColumnDirection
return FlipFound
def FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, StartRow, StartColumn, RowDirection, ColumnDirection):
FlipFound = CheckIfThereArePiecesToFlip(Board, BoardSize, StartRow, StartColumn, RowDirection, ColumnDirection)
if FlipFound:
RowCount = StartRow + RowDirection
ColumnCount = StartColumn + ColumnDirection
while Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] != " " and Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] != Board[StartRow][StartColumn]:
if Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] == "H":
Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] = "C"
else:
Board[RowCount][ColumnCount] = "H"
RowCount = RowCount + RowDirection
ColumnCount = ColumnCount + ColumnDirection
def MakeMove(Board, BoardSize, Move, HumanPlayersTurn):
Row = Move % 10
Column = Move // 10
if HumanPlayersTurn:
Board[Row][Column] = "H"
else:
Board[Row][Column] = "C"
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 1, 0)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, -1, 0)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 0, 1)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 0, -1)

def MakeMultiMove(Board, BoardSize, Move, HumanPlayersTurn):
Row = Move % 10
Column = Move // 10
if HumanPlayersTurn:
Board[Row][Column] = PlayerName1[0]
else:
Board[Row][Column] = PlayerName2[0]
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 1, 0)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, -1, 0)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 0, 1)
FlipOpponentPiecesInOneDirection(Board, BoardSize, Row, Column, 0, -1)

def PrintLine(BoardSize):
print(" ", end=""
for Count in range(1, BoardSize * 2):
print("_", end=""
print()
def DisplayGameBoard(Board, BoardSize):
print()
print(" ", end=""
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
print(" ", end=""
print(Column, end=""
print()
PrintLine(BoardSize)
for Row in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
print(Row, end=""
print(" ", end=""
for Column in range(1, BoardSize + 1):
print("|", end=""
print(Board[Row][Column], end=""
print("|"
PrintLine(BoardSize)
print()
def DisplayMenu():
print("(p)lay game"
print("(e)nter name"
print("(c)hange board size"
print("(q)uit"
print("(m)ultiplayer mode"
print()
def GetMenuChoice(PlayerName):
print(PlayerName, "enter the letter of your chosen option: ", end=""
Choice = input()
return Choice
def CreateBoard():
Board = []
for Count in range(BoardSize + 1):
Board.append([])
for Count2 in range(BoardSize + 1):
Board[Count].append(""
return Board
def PlayGame(PlayerName, BoardSize):
Board = CreateBoard()
SetUpGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
HumanPlayersTurn = False
while not GameOver(Board, BoardSize):
HumanPlayersTurn = not HumanPlayersTurn
DisplayGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
MoveIsValid = False
while not MoveIsValid:
if HumanPlayersTurn:
Move = GetHumanPlayerMove(PlayerName)
else:
Move = GetComputerPlayerMove(BoardSize)
MoveIsValid = CheckIfMoveIsValid(Board, Move)
if not HumanPlayersTurn:
print("Press the Enter key and the computer will make its move"
input()
MakeMove(Board, BoardSize, Move, HumanPlayersTurn)
DisplayGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
HumanPlayerScore = GetPlayerScore(Board, BoardSize, "H"
ComputerPlayerScore = GetPlayerScore(Board, BoardSize, "C"
if HumanPlayerScore > ComputerPlayerScore:
print("Well done", PlayerName, ", you have won the game!"
elif HumanPlayerScore == ComputerPlayerScore:
print("That was a draw!"
else:
print("The computer has won the game!"
print()
def PlayMultiGame(PlayerName1, PlayerName2, Boardsize):
Board = CreateBoard()
SetUpMultiGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
HumanPlayersTurn = False
while not GameOver(Board, BoardSize):
HumanPlayersTurn = not HumanPlayersTurn
DisplayGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
MoveIsValid = False
while not MoveIsValid:
if HumanPlayersTurn:
Move = GetHumanPlayerMove(PlayerName1)
else:
Move = GetHumanPlayerMove(PlayerName2)
HumanPlayersTurn = False
MoveIsValid = CheckIfMoveIsValid(Board, Move)
#if not HumanPlayersTurn:
#print("Press the Enter key for player 2's turn"
#input()
MakeMultiMove(Board, BoardSize, Move, HumanPlayersTurn)
DisplayGameBoard(Board, BoardSize)
HumanPlayer1Score = GetPlayerScore(Board, BoardSize, PlayerName1[0], "X"
HumanPlayer2Score = GetPlayerScore(Board, BoardSize, PlayerName2[0], "O"
if HumanPlayer1Score > HumanPlayer2Score:
print("Well done", PlayerName1, ", you have won the game!"
elif HumanPlayer1Score == HumanPlayer2Score:
print("That was a draw!"
else:
print("Well done", PlayerName2, ",you have won the game!"
print()


random.seed()
BoardSize = 6
PlayerName = ""
PlayerName1 = ""
Choice = ""
while Choice != "q":
DisplayMenu()
Choice = GetMenuChoice(PlayerName)
if Choice == "p":
PlayGame(PlayerName, BoardSize)
elif Choice == "e":
YU = (input("Is there a player2 Y/N? ")
while YU != "N" and YU != "Y":
YU = (input("Invalid, enter Y/N")
if YU == "N":
PlayerName = GetPlayersName()
elif YU == "Y":
PlayerName1 = GetPlayerName1()
PlayerName2 = GetPlayerName2()
elif Choice == "c":
BoardSize = ChangeBoardSize()
elif Choice == "m":
if PlayerName1 == "":
PlayerName1 = "X"
PlayerName2 = "O"
PlayMultiGame(PlayerName1, PlayerName2, BoardSize)
else:
PlayMultiGame(PlayerName1, PlayerName2, BoardSize)