Super Tic Tac Toe

This game was developed as project 2 of computer architecture course at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC).

Super Tic Tac Toe is an enhanced version of the classic Tic Tac Toe game, where each cell of the main board is a smaller sub Tic Tac Toe board. Players take turns playing on the smaller boards, and the goal is to align three smaller boards in a row to win the main game. This project combines graphical elements using C, GTK, and GLADE, with the underlying game logic and memory management handled in Assembly(NASM 64-bit), using linked functions for integration.

Features

• Nested Gameplay: The main board consists of a 3x3 grid, where each cell is a smaller Tic Tac Toe board. Players must win sub-games to win the main game.
• Random Starting Player: The first player is chosen randomly at the start of the game.
• Sub-board Navigation: The next sub-board to be played is determined by the last move made. The player must play in the corresponding sub-board based on the position of the last move.
• Automatic Board Unlocking: If the corresponding sub-board has already been won, all sub-boards are unlocked for play.
• CPU Mode: In CPU mode, the computer always plays as "O". The CPU evaluates the board and plays the first available space in any row, following a simple strategy of searching for open lines.
• Tie Rules: In case of a draw in a sub-board, it is awarded to the last player who played. If the main game ends in a draw, the game follows the same rule for deciding the winner.

Game Flow

1. Start the Game: A random player is selected to start the game.
2. Make a Move: Players take turns playing on the sub-board corresponding to the position of the last move made on the main board.
3. Sub-board Completion: When a player wins a sub-board, it is marked as completed, and the winner is indicated.
4. Main Board Completion: Once a player has aligned three sub-boards in a row on the main board, the game ends with that player as the winner.
5. CPU Mode: In CPU mode, the computer automatically selects its move based on the available lines and plays as "O".

Rules

• Winning the Game: To win the main game, you must align three sub-boards in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally).
• Sub-board Play: When a player marks a cell on the main board, the next move must be in the corresponding sub-board.
• Draws: If a sub-board ends in a draw, the last player is awarded that sub-board. If the main game ends in a draw, the last player to play wins.
• Unlocking Sub-boards: If a sub-board has been won, players can play on any other available sub-board. If the sub-board corresponding to the last move is already won, all sub-boards become unlocked.

Installation

1. Fork the repository:

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/super-tic-tac-toe.git

3. Run script in Linux:

   ./compile.sh

Note: The project needs NASM , GTK and GCC to compile.