Array game 8x8

[Haziq]

I tried to compile the coding below.. but i couldnt get a 8x8 board.. Any idea how to fix it?

  char board [ROWS];
	cout <<"+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+"<< endl;
	
	int count = 1;
		for (int k=0; k<=count; k++)
			{
				cout <<"| ";
				count--;
				count = 4;
				for (int p=0; p<=count; p++)
				{	
					
					cout <<"| | | | | | | | |"<< endl;
					cout <<"+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+"<< endl;
					count--;
				}
			}
	
	
	int i;
		while(i<ROWS)
			{
				cout << board[i] <<"|";
				i++;
			}
			cout <<" a b c d e f g h " << endl;

[Lbkulinski]

Could you post all of your code?

[CodeWriter]

Something like this?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int ROWS = 8;
    int COLS = 8;
    char board [COLS][ROWS];
    // fill board with period characters
    for (int row = 0;row < ROWS;row++)
    {
        for (int col =0; col < COLS; col++)
        {
            board[col][row] = '.';
        }
    }
    // draw board
    cout << "  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H" << endl;
    cout << "+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << endl;
    for (int row = 0;row < ROWS;row++)
    {
        cout << "| " ;
        for (int col =0; col < COLS; col++)
        {
            cout << board[row][col] << " | ";
        }
        cout << endl;
        cout << "+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << endl;
    }


    return 0;
}

[TyLer999]

It would be better if u explained what your code did if your not going to post all of the code. But i created a function that will create and 8x8 board. Use this if it helps you in any way.

void Path_2()
{


	const int Board_Size = 15;


	for (int Board = Board_Size; Board > 0; Board--)
	{


		if (Board % 2 == 1)
			cout << "| | | | | | | | |" << endl;
		else
			cout << "+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+" << endl;


	}


}

[Haziq]

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>  //switch
#include <fstream>  //input output text file
using namespace std;

void new_board();
void rules();
void menu();

const int ROWS = 8;
const int COLS = 8;
int main()
{
	char input;
	int answer;
	
	cout << endl;
	
	
	menu();
	int choices = 0;
	/*choices = menu();
	switch(choices)
	{
		case 1:
		{
			system("cls");
			new_board();
			break;
		}
		case 2:
		{
			system("cls");
			rules();
			break;
		}
		case 3:
		{	
			system("cls");
			cout <<"You've chose to quit the game. See you later!" << endl;
			exit(1);
		}
		default:
		{
			system("cls");
			cout <<"Invalid selection"<< endl;
			exit(1);
		}
	
	}*/
	
	cin >> answer;
	
	if (answer == 1) // new game
	{
		system("cls");
		new_board();
	}
	else if (answer == 2) // rules
	{
		system("cls");
		rules();
		system("pause");
		menu();
		cin >> answer;
		
	}
	else if (answer == 3)  // exit
	{
		system("cls");
		cout <<"You've chose to exit. See you later!"<< endl;
	}
	else
	{
		cout << endl;
		cout<<"Wrong Selection. Program ends."<< endl;
	}
		
	return 0;
}

void menu()
{
	system("cls");
	
	
	cout <<"----------------------------\n";
	cout <<"  Welcome to Othello game!\n";
	cout <<"----------------------------\n";
	cout <<"  1. New Game \n";
	cout <<"  2. Help \n";
	cout <<"  3. Quit \n";
	cout <<"----------------------------\n";
	cout <<"Enter your selection: ";
}

void new_board()
{
	
	char board [ROWS];
	cout <<"+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+"<< endl;
	
	int count = 16;
	for (int k=0; k<=count; k++)
		{
			cout <<"| ";
			count--;
			count = 5;
		for (int p=0; p<=count; p++)
			{	
				
				cout <<"| | | | | | | | "<< endl;
				cout <<"+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+"<< endl;
				count--;
			}
		}
		
	
	int i;
		while(i<ROWS)
			{
				cout << board[i] <<"|";
				i++;
			}
			cout <<" a b c d e f g h " << endl;
			
}

void rules()
{
	
	cout <<"-------------------------------------------------------------\n";
	cout <<"                Othello Game Rules\n";
	cout <<"-------------------------------------------------------------\n";
	cout <<"  1. Black always moves first \n";
	cout <<"  2. If you cannot outflank at least one opposing disc,\n"
	     <<"     your turn is forfeited and your opponent moves again.\n";
	cout <<"  3. A disc may outflank any discs in one or more rows\n"
		 <<"     in any directions at the same time.\n";
	cout <<"-------------------------------------------------------------\n";
	
	
}

	/*count = 5;
		for (int p=0; p<=count; p++)
		{	
			
			cout <<"| | | | | | | | |"<< endl;
			cout <<"+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+"<< endl;
			count--;
		}*/

[Haziq]

@codewriter, thats a nice 8x8 array you got there.. how do you include abcdefgh x 12345678 ?

[CodeWriter]

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int ROWS = 8;
    int COLS = 8;
    char board [COLS][ROWS];
    // fill board with period characters
    for (int row = 0;row < ROWS;row++)
    {
        for (int col =0; col < COLS; col++)
        {
            board[col][row] = '.';
        }
    }
    // draw board
    cout << "    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H" << endl;
    cout << "  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << endl;
    for (int row = 0;row < ROWS;row++)
    {
        cout << row+1 << " | " ;
        for (int col =0; col < COLS; col++)
        {
            cout << board[row][col] << " | ";
        }
        cout << endl;
        cout << "  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+" << endl;
    }


    return 0;
}

[Haziq]

thank you for the help guys! God bless :D