https://github.com/jcampbell57/ruby_chess

A command line Chess game where two players can play against each other. The purpose of this project is to show that I can take on a project with a lot of different components. This is the capstone project of The Odin Project's Ruby course.
https://github.com/jcampbell57/ruby_chess

localstorage object-oriented-programming oop rspec ruby serialization tdd test-driven-development yaml

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A command line Chess game where two players can play against each other. The purpose of this project is to show that I can take on a project with a lot of different components. This is the capstone project of The Odin Project's Ruby course.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jcampbell57/ruby_chess
• Owner: jcampbell57
• Created: 2024-05-24T04:52:24.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-02T08:41:22.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-12T03:32:38.769Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: localstorage, object-oriented-programming, oop, rspec, ruby, serialization, tdd, test-driven-development, yaml
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: https://replit.com/@jcampbell57/Chess#main.rb
• Size: 52.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Chess

## Project info

A command line Chess game where two players can play against each other. The purpose of this project is to show that I can take on a project with a lot of different components. This is the capstone project of [The Odin Project's Ruby course](https://www.theodinproject.com/paths/full-stack-ruby-on-rails/courses/ruby).

Project description can be found [here](https://www.theodinproject.com/lessons/ruby-ruby-final-project).

## Game info

- Use [Standard Algebraic Notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)) to select your moves.

- Type 'save' at any point to save your game.

- Type 'info' at any point for game information or instructions.

## Live demo

Live demo available [on Replit (account required)](https://replit.com/@jcampbell57/Chess#main.rb)

## Table of Contents

* [Features](#features)

* [Technologies utilized](#technologies-utilized)

* [Learning outcomes](#learning-outcomes)

* [Project screenshot](#project-screenshot)

* [Behind the Scenes](#behind-the-scenes)

* [Installation](#installation)

## Features

- Play multiplayer or singleplayer against the computer.

- Save and resume your games.

- Validation of player and computer moves.

- A stylish brown chess board.

## Technologies utilized

- Ruby

- RSpec

- YAML

## Learning outcomes

This project helped to reinforce the following skills:

- Test Driven Development (TDD)

- Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

- implementation of game saves through serialization

- basic Ruby knowledge

## Project screenshot

![Chess](assets/chess_600w.png)

## Behind the scenes

### Project notes

- I tried to reduce save file size by having each piece create an adjacency list each time update_children is called, but that slowed the game down significantly

### Improvements

This project could be improved with:

- a more sophisticated computer AI 

- a turn output like the one in [this example](https://andrewjh271.github.io/chess/)

- each move should be recorded to a game history

  - undo move should pull from game history instead of undo any piece's previous move.

  - feature to 'replay game' and go through move by move or let it autoplay the whole game.

- Binary search implemented where appropriate

### Resources

- Run `rspec` to run tests

- The larger display was inspired by [this example](https://andrewjh271.github.io/chess/)

## Installation

- Clone this repository to your desktop.

- Navigate to the top level of the directory by running `cd ruby_chess`.

- Run `ruby main.rb` in your terminal.