Project: Phase2

In this phase of the project, you will produce a product that has all the essential features of the game (the final phase is reserved for what I would call the "fancy" features--- networking, board editing, etc).

This version of the game should have

• The full game board with all elements, and several board layouts to chose from
• A good user interface. There should be a straightforward way to choose cards, see the effects of the cards, etc. You may wish to do some basic animation, though I recommend not spending too much time on animation yet. The program also should have a useful "about" and "help" features.
• Game aspects and board elements include
  • A hand of cards for the user to choose from
  • Lasers, both in the board and on the robots
  • Damage, life tokens, and repair
  • Conveyor belts and gears
  • The power down option
• The game should allow for up to eight players

Things not to worry about in this phase:

• Option cards. In my mind, they merely complicate the game. You can implement option cards in phase 3 if there is sufficient interest.
• The timer.
• Any mechanism to hid the hands or registers from fellow users.

SVN information. We'll use svn the "right" way this time, using http. The department has set up an svn server on the host cssvn. Users of the lab machines do not automatically have accounts on cssvn, but I've made accounts for each of you (except Stephen, who appears already to have an account). I will send you your initial password by email; please change it immediately.

To check out the project, use

svn checkout http://cssvn.wheaton.edu/svn/csci335#/phase2/trunk/phase2

where # is either A or B. For reference:

A: Ben, Brian, Caleb, David.

B: Tim, Hudson, Stephen, Christopher

Please try this right away, so I can be sure it is working for all of you.

DUE: Friday, April 3.