How to compile and play our fun project

Option 1: Using IntelliJ

1. Install Java 21, if for some reason you don't have it already.

2. Install JavaFX:

   a. On the Gluon site, download the JavaFX SDK for your operating system. For example, click this one if you have Windows:

   b. After downloading the zip, extract the contents to a desired location on your computer, e.g., Program Files. Remember where you saved the SDK for later.

3. Install IntelliJ Community Edition. (Scroll down, it's under the "Ultimate" Edition.)

4. Open IntelliJ. Click "Get from VCS" in the top right, then clone the repo by pasting the URL: https://github.com/joshfeds/OthelloParallelism. You may have to log in to GitHub.

5. After cloning, you'll notice BoardDrawer.java has hundreds of errors, since JavaFX has not been fully integrated yet. Let's fix that.

   a. Go to File → Project Structure.

   b. Under Project, go to Language Level, and select Java 21 .

   c. Under Libraries, click New Project Library, then Java. Find where you saved the JavaFX SDK folder, select the lib folder, then click OK.

The errors should hopefully disappear.

6. Finally, open BoardDrawer.java, right click, and run.

A window with our game will appear, and you can play against the first iteration of our AI. Good luck.