Game

The core configuration for the game.

The number of consecutive passes made by players.

The name of the current game for storage purposes.

The current state of the game, including the board and players.

The timestamp of the last modification to the game state in storage.

The piece type representing the current player.

Indicates if the game is in target mode.

Changes the player's piece type.

Checks if it's the player's turn in a not local game.

Closes the storage connection.

Validates whether the game already ended and throws if a winner is set.

Gets the available plays for the current player. If it is not a local game, and it is not the player's turn, returns an empty list.

Ensures both players are available either locally or in persisted storage.

Passes the turn to the next player. Saves the game state if the game is not local. Only check player turn if it is a not local game.

Plays a move at the specified coordinate. Saves the piece to data access if the game is not local. Only check player turn if it is a not local game. And resets the pass count to 0.

Refreshes the game state from storage (board and last player). Updates players to reflect the current board state. Increments the pass count if the board is unchanged but the last player has changed.

Reloads the core configuration.

Ensures that the game has started by checking if the game state and players are initialized.

Saves the current game state to storage. Saves the player in storage if not already present (makes available this player for future loads). It is recommended to use this method only to save the game at the end. Only applicable for not local games (players size must be 1).

Saves only the play-related state (board and last player) to storage. Keeps the existing players in storage unchanged. It is recommended to use this method during gameplay to save progress. Only applicable for not local games (players size must be 1).

Sets the target mode for the game.

Converts the game board to a string representation with row/column labels and target markers. If target mode is enabled, available plays are marked with the target character.