And a game designed for a speci?¬? c number
of players has di?¬? erent considerations than a game
designed for a variable number of players.
Solitaire and tic-tac-toe are games that require
an exact number of players. Solitaire, obviously,
supports only one player. Tic-tac-toe requires two
players??”no more, no less??”the system will not function
without the exact number of players. Many single
player digital games support only one player. This is
because, like solitaire, their structure supports one
player competing against the game system.
On the other hand, there are games that are
designed to be played with a range of players.
Parcheesi is a game designed for two to four players,
while Monopoly is designed for two to eight
players. Massively multiplayer games like EverQuest
or World of Warcra are designed to function for
a variable number of players, ranging into the tens
of thousands; however, a single player can be alone
in the world of EverQuest, and many of the formal
elements of the system will still function.
Exercise 3.2: Three Player Tic-tac-toe
Create a version of tic-tac-toe that works for three
players.
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