Connect Four Game in C++
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
const int ROWS = 6;
const int COLS = 7;
vector<vector<char>> board(ROWS, vector<char>(COLS, '.'));
// Function to print colored tokens (X = red, O = yellow)
void printBoard() {
system("clear"); // For Windows use: system("CLS");
cout << "\n CONNECT FOUR \n\n";
for (int i = 0; i < ROWS; i++) {
cout << " | ";
for (int j = 0; j < COLS; j++) {
if (board[i][j] == 'X')
cout << "\033[1;31mX\033[0m "; // Red
else if (board[i][j] == 'O')
cout << "\033[1;33mO\033[0m "; // Yellow
else
cout << ". ";
}
cout << "|\n";
}
cout << " ";
for (int j = 1; j <= COLS; j++)
cout << j << " ";
cout << "\n";
}
// Drop piece into column
bool dropPiece(int col, char symbol) {
if (col < 0 || col >= COLS) return false;
for (int i = ROWS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (board[i][col] == '.') {
board[i][col] = symbol;
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
// Win check logic
bool checkWin(char sym) {
for (int r = 0; r < ROWS; r++)
for (int c = 0; c < COLS - 3; c++)
if (board[r][c] == sym && board[r][c + 1] == sym && board[r][c + 2] == sym &&
board[r][c + 3] == sym)
return true;
for (int r = 0; r < ROWS - 3; r++)
for (int c = 0; c < COLS; c++)
if (board[r][c] == sym && board[r + 1][c] == sym && board[r + 2][c] == sym && board[r
+ 3][c] == sym)
return true;
for (int r = 0; r < ROWS - 3; r++)
for (int c = 0; c < COLS - 3; c++)
if (board[r][c] == sym && board[r + 1][c + 1] == sym && board[r + 2][c + 2] == sym &&
board[r + 3][c + 3] == sym)
return true;
for (int r = 3; r < ROWS; r++)
for (int c = 0; c < COLS - 3; c++)
if (board[r][c] == sym && board[r - 1][c + 1] == sym && board[r - 2][c + 2] == sym &&
board[r - 3][c + 3] == sym)
return true;
return false;
}
bool isDraw() {
for (int j = 0; j < COLS; j++)
if (board[0][j] == '.') return false;
return true;
}
int main() {
char currentPlayer = 'X';
int col;
while (true) {
printBoard();
cout << "\n Player X (Red) Player O (Yellow)\n";
cout << "Player " << currentPlayer << ", choose column (1-7): ";
cin >> col;
if (!cin || col < 1 || col > 7 || !dropPiece(col - 1, currentPlayer)) {
cin.clear(); cin.ignore(10000, '\n');
cout << " Invalid input. Try again!\n";
continue;
}
if (checkWin(currentPlayer)) {
printBoard();
cout << "\n Player " << currentPlayer << " wins! \n";
break;
}
if (isDraw()) {
printBoard();
cout << "\n It's a draw!\n";
break;
}
currentPlayer = (currentPlayer == 'X') ? 'O' : 'X';
}
return 0;
}
