This Connection game project is implemented using Java, with inspiration from New York Times Connection Puzzle.

It is built for the Fundamentals of Computer Science II (Fundies II) course, with the given documentation of ImpWorld and the unique tester library. It uses the special big-bang syntax to run the program on the local desktop with dependency on mutable states, built-in world classes, and event handlers (mouse events, keyboard events).

• Upon running, the game will generate a 4x4 grid with words on each grid
• The goal is to select 4 words that belong to the same category
• There will be a hint informing the player that three of the four words are chosen correctly
• The game ends if the player either correctly organizes all 4 categories or uses all 4 tries
• After the game ends, the player can press 'R' to restart another round with different words

• java.awt.color - Provides the color value and RGB
• java.util.* - Uses the ArrayList, Iterator, and Random to manage collections of words as well as to randomize each set of 16 words
• javalib.impworld - Provides the global world states, such as World, bigBang, and Event Handlers to exeucte the program as well as handle user interactions
• javalib.worldimages - Provides world images for component rendering such as RectangleImage, TextImage,...

• In terminal:
  • javac -cp lib/javalib.jar src/*.java
  • java -cp lib/javalib.jar:src App

Jaden Mei

Dori Lin