"+"; $y++){ } $newBoard[$y][$colToPlay] = $me; //do I win? $searchValue=""; for($i = 0 ; $i < 4; $i++){ $searchValue.=$me; } //horizontaly $line=""; for ($i=0; $i < 7; $i++){ $line.=$newBoard[$y][$i]; } if(strpos($searchValue,$line) > -1){ return 42; } //verticaly $line=""; for ($i=0; $i < 6; $i++){ $line.=$newBoard[$i][$colToPlay]; } if(strpos($searchValue,$line) > -1){ return 42; } //diagonal \ $line=""; $b = $y + $colToPlay; if($b < 6){ $ix = 0; $iy = $b; }else{ $ix = $b - 5; $iy = 5; } for($jx = $ix, $jy = $iy; ($jx < 7) && ($jy > -1); $jx++, $jy--){ $line.=$newBoard[$jy][$jx]; } if(strpos($searchValue,$line) > -1){ return 42; } //diagonal / $b = $y - $colToPlay; if($b > -1){ $ix = 0; $iy = $b; }else{ $iy=0; $ix = -$b; } $line=""; for ($jx = $ix , $jy = $iy ; ($jx < 7) && ($jy < 6) ; $jx++ , $jy++){ $line.=$newBoard[$jy][$jx]; } if(strpos($searchValue,$line) > -1){ echo "|->".htmlentities($line).strpos($searchValue,$line)."|\n"; print_r($newBoard); return 42; } //if grid is full $full = true; for($i = 0; $i < 7; $i++){ if($newBoard == " "){ $full = false; break; } } if($full){ return 0; } if($depth < 5){ return 0 - better_col($newBoard,$opponent,$me,$depth + 1); }else{ return 0; } } function better_col($board,$me,$opponent,$depth){ $betterScore= -1000; $betterCol= -1; for( $i = 0; $i < 7; $i++){ if($board[5][$i] == "+"){ $sc = score($board,$me,$opponent,$i,$depth); if($depth == 0){ echo $i." ".$sc."\n"; } if( $sc > $betterScore){ $betterScore = $sc; $betterCol = $i - $depth; } } } return $betterCol; } //replace "" by " ", it will simplify my code. $in=str_replace('""','"+"',file_get_contents('php://input')); $params=json_decode($in, TRUE); switch($params['action']){ case "init": echo '{"name":"Gnieark"}'; break; case "play-turn": //find $opponent for($x = 0; $x < 7 ; $x++){ for($y = 0; $y < 6 ; $y++){ if(($params['board'][$y][$x] <> "+" ) && ($params['board'][$y][$x] <> $params['you'] )){ $opponent= $params['board'][$y][$x]; } } } if((!isset($opponent)) && ($params['you'] == "X")){ $opponent="O"; }elseif(!isset($opponent)){ $opponent="X"; } echo '{"play":"'.better_col($params['board'],$params['you'],$opponent,0).'"}'; break; default: break; }