⚫⚪ Cyprus

https://ifnowcode.github.io/cyprus

Cyprus is a classic two-player strategy game played on an 8×8 board. Players take turns placing discs to capture and flip their opponent’s pieces. The goal is simple: finish the game with more discs of your color on the board.

This implementation focuses on clarity, fast interaction, and a clean game engine suitable for experimentation, AI play, or casual matches.

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🎮 Features

• Interactive 8×8 Cyprus board

• Legal move highlighting

• Automatic flipping of captured discs

• Player vs Player or Player vs AI

• Undo and restart support

• Clean, deterministic rules engine

• Optional move hints or debug overlays

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🧠 How It Works

• Players alternate placing discs on valid squares

• A move is valid only if it captures at least one opponent disc

• Captures occur in any straight line:

  • Horizontal

  • Vertical

  • Diagonal

• All captured discs flip to the current player’s color

• The game ends when:

  • Neither player has a legal move

  • The board is full

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🤖 AI

• Simple heuristic AI included

• Evaluates legal moves and chooses the strongest available option

• Modular design allows plugging in stronger AIs later (minimax, mobility heuristics, corner weighting)

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🛠️ Technical Notes

• Board state stored in a clean 2D array

• Move validation and flipping use directional scanning

• Rendering uses HTML5 canvas for smooth updates

• Input and game logic are fully separated

• Deterministic turn flow with optional AI scheduling

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🚀 Future Enhancements

• Stronger AI (minimax with pruning)

• Move animations

• Highlighting stable discs

• Online multiplayer

• Alternate board sizes