Computer_based_scrabble_game

Thesis Overview

<p> INTRODUCTION<br>1.1 Background of the Project<br>Scrabble is an old classic board game, with game rules that are not very<br>complicated. Compared to other classic board games, such as Chess,<br>there are more factors to take into consideration when making a move in<br>Scrabble. Apart from anagramming and generating words, there are other<br>crucial decisions to make. A player would probably find several legal<br>moves in one round, and then would have to decide which one to place.<br>Choosing the move that generates the highest score is not always the ideal<br>way to go. It could be that making such a move would create a situation<br>in the next round where nothing could be done, or let the opponent score<br>highly.<br>Making the choice of which move to use include many factors, and there<br>are several different techniques and strategies one can follow to make the<br>decision easier. Hitting the bonus squares can generate an extremely high<br>score, hence one strategy is to try to always hit the bonus squares and<br>prevent the opponent from doing the same. Another way of being<br>successful is to prioritize using letters with high score, since they would<br>not only generate a high total score to the player, but could also create<br>difficult situations in the future if not used as soon as possible.<br>Scrabble game is a simple game played by four, three, two even one<br>person. Scrabble game is also played with tiles and encountered on a<br>special and well-designed board. The game can be played with a board<br>disserted with a cross-like path. In between any of the two arms of the<br>cross path is a center square calved out as a square box, which has a<br>symbol of star.<br>2<br>At the down side of this board, there is a device called a Rack where the<br>tiles are been placed before they are picked. This rack can be any colour<br>depending on the developer or the user, titles and the rack can have the<br>same colour. This rack is occupied by seven tiles at a starting and can be<br>change or shuffle when the need arises. Each player has a starting point<br>(middle) where he/she will place the tiles when picked. This spot is of<br>different colour as the box (others) and is called the starting point. Other<br>features of the board include smaller square boxes that make up the steps<br>on the path which each tile steps on as it enters the path to produce a<br>word. There are double and tripple word squares on the board. In the<br>double word lines or square if two tiles that will generate a meaning are<br>placed there, the player will score a high mark likewise the tripple word<br>square. There are tiles, which are used to call for placement, which<br>determine how the score is been ranked on the score device. Some makes<br>use of the standard set number, while some make use of only seven (7)<br>depending on the players.<br>When the game is being played, the objective of each player is to<br>navigate his tile on the path to achieve a meaningful word. And any<br>player whose tiles finished first wins the games or any player that scores<br>the highest point wins the game i.e. top score or best player. But in other<br>hand, the player whose tiles remain after number-of- players have finish,<br>come last and become the worst looser. Each player must abide by the<br>3<br>rules and regulation of the game that will be specified in subsequent<br>chapters.<br>1.2 Statement of the Problem<br>Because scrabble game is played manually, young people do not have<br>much interest in it. But making it computer based will make young<br>people to enjoy it.<br>1.3 Objective of the Project<br>The objective of this study is stated as following:<br>To make scrabble game join the most other games in computer “world”<br>To handle cheating in scrabble game and to standardize the game.<br>To simulate scrabble game using computer.<br>1.4 Project justification<br>This project is justified because making scrabble computer based<br>enhances learning.<br>1.5 Scope of the Project<br>The scope of this project is to design a computer based scrabble game.<br>4<br>1.6 Project Report Organization<br>This project is organized into six chapters. Chapter one is the<br>Introduction, chapter two is the Literature Review, chapter three is the<br>Methodology and System Analysis, chapter four is the System Design,<br>chapter five is the System Implementation and Testing and chapter six is<br>the Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation.<br>1.7 Definition of terms<br>Anchor square: Vacant board square adjacent to a placed tile.<br>Bag: Tiles that have not been drawn by players.<br>BOR: Balance on rack player.<br>BS: Bonus square player.<br>Cross check set: Set of possible letters on an anchor square with regard<br>to adjacent word going vertical from named square.<br>DAWG: Directed acyclic word graph.<br>HSW: High score word player.<br>Vowel ratio: Ratio describing how many of the total number of tiles are<br>vowels.<br>Game: game is any activity which is executed only for pleasure and<br>without conscious purpose<br>Programming: The act of instructing a computer to do your bidding<br>Center star Square: This is a start square n the board that doubles the<br>word.<br>Database: Organized store computerized data.<br>Entertainments: This is a condition that is considered favourable<br>Exchange: The act of taken and replacing.<br>5<br>Hints: Piece of practical formation.<br>Human: This is a type of game choose in scrabble<br>I spy: This is a game played by order children.<br>Kits: Instruments used in playing scrabble game.<br>Play Now Button: A command button that make the game to start.<br>Premium Square: This is a start up square, which double the words.<br>Quit Button: A button used to terminate the operation of the game.<br>Rack: A device that holds the tiles in a scrabble game.<br>Score: To win or obtain a point in a competitive activity.<br>Scrabble Game: A game played on a board covered in square in which<br>player wins point by combining letter.<br>Scrabble Dictionary: A device in the scrabble game where words are<br>listed<br>Shuffle: Often to give an appearance of activity when nothing useful<br>is being done.<br>Solitaire: One persons game e.g. word game.<br>Submit: This makes the letter to be permanent on the board and also<br>score the player.<br>Tiles: A piece of plastic used in playing game.<br>Triple word score: This triples the number of word on it.<br>Triple letter score: This triples the number of letter placed on it. <br></p>