How To Play

Getting started

1. Create a player by clicking the [CREATE NEW PLAYER] button.

2. When the create player window pops up type in your username and password and click [CREATE]. The password will be scrambled (hashed) before getting stored in a database, but it's a good idea not to use your favorite secure password.

3. After you create the player type in your username and press [ENTER]. The password box will light up. Type your password and press [ENTER].
4. Your player will not have started any games yet. Click the [NEW GAME] button to start a new game.
5. The next time you start the program you don't have to create a player, just use your old login.
6. Don't let 2 people share a login, if you did it could mess up the results of my science fair project.

Playing the game

• You will be playing against 2 different game-playing algorithms.
• The first algorithm is a simple search. The other one is more complicated and can see threats on the game board.
• You will know it's your turn when empty circles appear above the board.
• Click on a circle to drop a checker.
• Try to win by getting 4 in a row in any direction.
• 2 games will make a match.
• The computer will switch algorithms every match.
• If you win or lose a match your level will increase or decrease.
• The greater the level the harder the game.
• If you close the program before winning or losing, you will continue the game the next time you play.

Always play to win!

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