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How to make a JavaScript tic tac toe game?
With the amazing help and guidance of @ricardobeat, I’ve managed to build this Tic-Tac-Toe game using Redux principles with vanilla javascript. No React, no jQuery, no micro-library, it doesn’t rely on anything else. It’s just plain JS. Isn’t it great? In this post I’d like to share the approach that made this possible. Let’s get into the details.
How are scores added in tic tac toe?
If another token of the same player is placed next to it along any of the axes, its score is added by 1 (the score of the newly added one), whilst the newly added score is added by the score of the previous token. Since the previous token could be sitting on that axis already with 2 more tokens in a row (hence totaling 3 points for that axes).
How do you add a tile in tic tac toe?
This tile is added to the player’s move array with the addTokenToState method. Afterwards, the tile’s point tracker is processed, this method also checks the winning condition after calculating the tracker point. If the winner is yet to be determined the switchPlayer function is called.
Now we have a perfect ground to start building the logic behind this game. Now let’s take a look at the JavaScript code. The first step to build a working Tic Tac Toe game is to create a game object to store all information needed. As you can see object stores 4 basic properties — user, computer, currentPlayer and moves.
Where can I find CSS for tic tac toe?
The CSS for the elements can be found after the post at the bottom of the page. And the following function will be in charge of rendering the n x n grid onto the webpage. Every major step in the game is its own function. It makes it easier to edit, as changing certain parts doesn’t interfere with the rest of the game elements.
Can you play tic tac toe for free?
Free Code Camp is a demanding and time-consuming development course that aims to teach JavaScript code. To gain my Front-End Certification I have to complete two last projects. One of which is JavaScript game of Tic Tac Toe. Check progress on other Free Code Camp projects.
What does firstmove do in tic tac toe?
The firstMove function is responsible for making a first move in game for the computer. It adds the icon to the center .game-field div and deletes attribute onClick to lock this position. setCurrPl function on the other hand is responsible for setting the current player.