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out/production/Four-In-A-Row/Plan.txt

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+Two dimensional array.
+Render each subarray from bottom to top.
+Place each piece in the start of the array.
+
+Let user choose from a button above each row where to place a chip.
+
+Keep count of player names and colors, maybe with some text input.
+objects.Player has name and color.
+
+Turn + Events
+
+Width = 7, Height = 6
+
+Check from each block of a color (maybe keep track of blocked pieces for effectiveness).
+Maybe allow for custom combinations required to win.
+
+Game
+- Winning Conditions
+- board.Board
+- GameObjects
+- Random events
+- Input/Output
+- Players
+
+Players
+Class with info about player <- passive
+- name
+- color (of token)
+
+Interface for a player's actions <- active
+- Methods for throwing token into column.
+- +Info
+
+Input/Output
+- Input interface
+ * int getNextColumn(objects.Player p); //Retrieve user input
+- Output interface
+ * void displayBoard(board.IBoard b);
+ * void displayMessage(String s);
+
+ Random Events
+ - Interface events.IRandomEvent
+  * void act(board.IBoard b);
+  * String announcement();
+
+events.IRandomEvent
+Abstract events.RandomEvent implements events.IRandomEvent (void flipCoin // Does something if heads)
+Shuffle extends events.RandomEvent
+
+objects.GameObject
+objects.Token
+ Owner instanceof objects.Player
+
+GameObjects(objects.Token, empty)
+ * One class
+  * getColor();
+
+Winning Conditions
+ - Interface events.IWinCondition
+  * boolean hasWon(objects.Player p, board.IBoard board);
+
+
+ "Main" method (Game)
+ - Outer loop: "While the game has not been finished"
+ 1) Determine who's turn
+ 2) Get next input: int j = input.getNextColumn(p);
+ 3) Execute move: p throws in column j.
+ 4) Check if p has won.
+ 5) Update view (output.displayBoard())
+ 6) events.RandomEvent.act();