This project was made during our course of Windows Online Programming and Multi-Threading. The goal was to develop a basic Tic Tac Toe game with a simple GUI and a server capable of handling multiple games simultaneously.
- Basic TicTacToe game using the SFML and C++
- State machine to easily create multiple views (i.e : Home, Login, History, Lobby, Game)
- Two different game modes:
- CLASSIC: The original TicTacToe experience.
- FAST: Each player has a limited time to make a move!
- Server sending and receiving messages from multiple clients
sendandreceiveprocedure via Windows window events:- Custom window messages
- Send and Read data as JSON using Niels Lohmann's library
- Lobby management to handle multiple games
- Multi-threading paradigms and functionalities
- Main client loop on the main thread
- Communications with the server are on a secondary thread
- Web server accessible via any browser to observer all ongoing games
Follow these steps to play the game:
- Download the project from the GitHub release section.
- Run the local server by executing the
Server.exefile. The server is needed to play as it will host your games. - Run the client by executing the
Client.exefile. - Enjoy!
NOTE: You can run multiple clients on the same computer. WARNING: You need to be on the same network to connect to the server.
Make sure the server is running 😉
When you start Client.exe, you will need to connect to the server with a PassPhrase.
The PassPhrase can be found in the Server console and look like this: => Game Server Phrase: PASSPHRASE
Once connected, you can enter in a CLASSIC or FAST lobby. We recommend the FAST mode, it's more fun!
The game will automatically start when there are 2 players in the lobby. When the game is over, the server will automatically reset the board. If any player leaves, the board will be reset, and lobby will return to a waiting state.
| Waiting | In Game (Fast) |
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Once connected, you can view all the games played in the server. The games history is lost when the server shuts down.
Make sure the server is running 😉
When you start Server.exe, a web server is also started.
The URL of the web server is printed in the console like this: => Web Server Address: YOUR_IP
You can Ctrl + Click it to open the link in your browser, instead of copying.
NOTE: You cannot play the game on your browser, it is only used to observe the ongoing games.
