Game.java

// Snakes and Ladders, utilities Board Player and Die classes

import java.util.*;

class Game{

        public static void main (String [] args){

                        Board board = new Board();


                Die gameDie = new Die();

                int turn = 0; // Turn tracking variable.
                int winnersID = 999; // Random number, other than the actual players.
                boolean winFlag = false; // This will keep the loop of the game going.
                int numberOfPlaers;


                Scanner getInput = new Scanner(System.in); // Scanner used for user input.
                System.out.println("Enter the number of players: ");
                int noOfPlayers=getInput.nextInt(); // Take user input for the number of players that will take part in the game.

                // If the value entered is greater than 4 enter the while loop below, and ask the user to enter a new value.

                while(noOfPlayers>4){ // While loop that restricts the number of players to 4. If more than 4, ask for valid range.
                        System.out.println("\nSorry, the maximum # of players is 4. Try again: ");
                        noOfPlayers=getInput.nextInt(); // Get the value from the user.
                }

                getInput.close(); // Closing the scanner object.

                ArrayList<Player>myListOfPlayers=playerSetup(noOfPlayers); // We're creating a list of players.


                while(winFlag==false){ // Game loop starts here.

                                System.out.println("Player no." + (turn + 1) + "'s turn.");

                                if(myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation == 0){
                                        int tempRollScore = gameDie.rollDie();

                                        if(tempRollScore == 1){
                                                myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation = 1;
                                                System.out.println("Player no." + (turn+1) + " has entered the board.");
                                        }

                                        if(turn == (noOfPlayers-1)){ //If the turn is of the last player, and we have no winner yet, set the turn to be of first player.
                                turn = 0;
                                        }else{ // Else just increment so that the next player can take turn.
                                turn++;
                                        }
                                }

                                else if(myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation >= 1){

                                        myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation = myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation + gameDie.rollDie(); // Moving the player forwards.

                            myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation = board.checkIfSpecial(myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation);

                            if(myListOfPlayers.get(turn).playerLocation >= 100){ // Here I noticed we don't need the "isWinner bool flag"
                                    winnersID = turn; // The winnersID is the one that's taking the turn.
                            winFlag = true; // This will break the loop.
                            }

                            if(turn == (noOfPlayers-1)){ //If the turn is of the last player, and we have no winner yet, set the turn to be of first player.
                                    turn = 0;
                            }else{ // Else just increment so that the next player can take turn.
                                    turn++;
                            }
                                }

                                else{ // If player has not yet thrown 1 go to the next player.

                                        System.out.println("Player no." + (turn+1) + " has not yet entered the board.");

                                        if(turn == (noOfPlayers-1)){ //If the turn is of the last player, and we have no winner yet, set the turn to be of first player.
                                        turn = 0;
                                }else{ // Else just increment so that the next player can take turn.
                                        turn++;
                                }
                                }


                }

                System.out.println("The WINNER is player #" + (winnersID + 1) + " ! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!"); // Announcing the winner.


        }


        /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         * playerSetup() -> This method will accept as parameter the number of players to take part in the game.
         *                                      Afterwards a new ArrayList will be created that will contain all the players and then return the ArrayList.
         */
        static ArrayList<Player> playerSetup(int numberOfPlayers){

                ArrayList<Player> playerList = new ArrayList<>(); // ArrayList containing Players.

                for(int i=0;i<numberOfPlayers;i++){ // This for loop will put the players into the ArrayList.
                        playerList.add(new Player(0,i)); // Add new Player  with parameters 1) Position | 2) Player ID.
                        System.out.println("Player #" + (i+1) + ". was created!\n"); // Notifying the user the players have been successfully created.
                }

                return playerList; // Method returns the created ArrayList.
        }
        // -------------- END OF playerSetup() METHOD ---------------------------------
}
// ---------------------- END OF the Game CLASS ---------------------------------------