Tic Tac Toe Bot

Project to create a Tic Tac Toe Bot which learns from past games and becomes unbeatable at Tic Tac Toe.

Contributors: @AaronCoplan, @Arkidillo, @apadalian

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Installing and Running

Dependencies:

To install and run, it is a requirement that the following dependencies are met:

• Java 8 is installed

There are no other requirements at this time.

Installation:

Once the dependencies are met, simply clone this repository.

Building and Running:

This project is built using Gradle. To build and run, follow these instructions:

1. Ensure you are in the root directory of the project (the directory containing the build.gradle file and this README file)
2. Build the software into a runnable jar file:

• On Mac or Linux, run the following command: ./gradlew clean build
• On Windows, run the following command: gradlew.bat clean build

3. Run the jar file we've just created:

• To play against the computer with a GUI: java -jar build/libs/tictactoebot-v0.0.1.jar
• To train the bot with N games: java -jar build/libs/tictactoebot-v0.0.1.jar train <num games>
• To use host a BotVsBot match: java -jar build/libs/tictactoebot-v0.0.1.jar host <port>
  • NOTE: To exit from host, type exit in console then press enter, or type ctrl-c
• To be a client in a BotVsBot match: java -jar build/libs/tictactoebot-v0.0.1.jar client <ip> <port> <num games>

Major Components

• Random Trainer Bot (to rapidly train the bot with N randomized games)
• Ability for the bot to train against itself
• Data Handler (representing moves, storing them, and fetching and filtering them efficiently)
• UI (for a human to play the bot)
• Move Selection Engine (the bot itself)
• Prediction Engine (predicting the game)