Hi, I've been working on a c++ game of connect 4. It uses a multidimensional array, and I have a function that is capable of checking if someone has won. However, ai is really bugging me. I've tried to do some research on this minimax thing, but I couldn't find anything helpful. If someone could explain how it would work for a game of connect 4 in layman's terms (maybe with psuedocode) or refer me to some websites that will actually help me understand, I would greatly appreciate it.
schlulol 0 Newbie Poster
VernonDozier 2,218 Posting Expert Featured Poster
Please use one forum or the other for these types of posts or at least link them so people don't waste time aswering here when it's being answered over here.
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
Not a clue what you don't understand. A MIN and MAX are quite obvious so without knowing what bugs you, we can't very well answer your non-question.
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m4ster_r0shi 142 Posting Whiz in Training
I've tried to do some research on this minimax thing, but I couldn't find anything helpful.
How much did you search? I just googled connect four c++ minimax and I found this video on youtube. In the description of that video, I found this link, There, you can see a functional implementation of minimax for connect four, which is as good as pseudocode, followed by a detailed explanation. If this is not enough, the guy has also coded implementations in several other languages (including c++), and you can view the full source code on github. And if you want to test his ai, you can play against it on your browser.
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