Mancala-Contest-Kit

Protocol & referee Code for Mancala Game

Protocol

Lets say your program is "a.exe" , then The referee will run your program as ./a.exe PLAYER_TURN , where PLAYER_TURN is either 1 or 2.
If PLAYER_TURN is 1 then you move first, Other wise you move second.

In your program your will first read 14 number in one line as current board, then you will print your move in one line.

Sample cpp Code:

  while(true)
  {
  	int board[14];
  	for(int i=0;i<14;i++)
  	{
  		cin>>board[i];
  	}

  	/// do compute moves

  	cout<<move<<endl;
  }

Sample python code

  while True:
  	board=map(int,input().split(' '))

  	# do compute moves

  	print(move,flush=True,end='\n')

Stones moves in counter-clockwise direction.
Last stone in my bowl allow me extra turn.
Last stone in my empty box gather oponents corresponding stones in my bowl (if not empty) , including my that stone.
Total score = total stones in my bowl + total stones in my row.