Drop Dead - Dice Game

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/**
 * @Author: Joshua Farrow
 * @Program: DropDead.java
 * @Date: April 11, 2013
 * @TimeCompleted: 08:00am
 * @Version: 1.01
 */
package dropdead;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class DropDead
{
    public static Scanner input= new Scanner(System.in);
        public static Random number=new Random();
        public static final int GOAL=10; /*Set the desired point goal here.*/
        public static final int TIE=999;


    public static void main(String [] args) throws IOException
    {
                int startingPlayer;
                introduction();
                int players = numberOfPlayers();
        int[] dice = new int[players];
                if(players>1)
                {
                    startingPlayer=determineStartingPlayer(dice,players);
                }
                else
                {
                    startingPlayer=1;
                }

                playGame(players,startingPlayer);
    }

        /**
         * Allows the player to read the instructions
         * of the game, if they so desire, or bypass them altogether.
         * @return
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static int introduction() throws IOException
        {
            char decision;
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Would you like to hear the rules? ");
                System.out.println("Please type Y or N: ");
                String yesOrNo=input.next();
                System.out.println();
                decision=yesOrNo.charAt(0);
            }while(decision!='y'&&decision!='Y'&&decision!='n'&&decision!='N');

            if(decision=='y'||decision=='Y')
            {
                rules();
            }
            return 1;
        }

        /**
         * Ask user to input how many players will be playing the game.
         *
         * @return
         */
        public static int numberOfPlayers()
        {
            int players;
            System.out.println("How many people will be playing? ");
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Please enter a number between 1 & 4: ");
                players = input.nextInt();
            }while(players<1||players>4); /* Limits amount of players */

            return players;
        }



        /**
         * Determines who the starting player will be.
         * Makes a call to beginningRoll(int[],int).
         * @param dice
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int determineStartingPlayer(int[] dice, int players)
                throws IOException
        {
            int[] playerRolls=new int[players];
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to roll and see which player "
                    + "begins the game: ");
            System.in.read();               /* waits for a key press. */
            clearScreen(7);

            rollDice(dice);
            showRoll(dice,players);

            System.arraycopy(dice, 0, playerRolls, 0, playerRolls.length);
            int startingPlayer=beginningRoll(playerRolls,players)+1;
            System.out.println("Player " + startingPlayer + " will be "
                    + "starting.");
            return startingPlayer;

        }

        /**
         * Changes the current player to the next player in line.
         * @param currentPlayer
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int setCurrentPlayer(int currentPlayer, int players)
        {
           if((currentPlayer+1)<=players)
            {
                currentPlayer+=1;
            }
            else if((currentPlayer+1)>players)
            {
                currentPlayer=1;
            }
            return currentPlayer;
       }

        /**
         * Completes dice roll to determine the starting player.
         * Method uses recursive tail call.
         * @param playerRolls
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int beginningRoll(int playerRolls[],int players)
        {
            int tie=0;
            int highestPlayer=0;
            int highestDice=playerRolls[0];
            for(int i=1;i<playerRolls.length;i++)
            {
                if(highestDice<playerRolls[i])
                {
                 playerRolls[highestPlayer]=0;
                 highestPlayer=i;
                 highestDice=playerRolls[i];
                 tie=0;

                }
                else if(highestDice>playerRolls[i])
                {
                    playerRolls[i]=0;
                }
                else if(highestDice==playerRolls[i]&&highestPlayer!=i)
                {
                    tie++;
                }
            }
            if(tie>0)
                {
                  playerRolls=tieBreaker(playerRolls,players);

                  //Recursive call to resolve the new playerRolls array
                  highestPlayer=beginningRoll(playerRolls,players);

                }

            return highestPlayer;

        }

        /**
         * Breaks any ties that might occur when determining the starting player.
         * @param playerRolls
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int[] tieBreaker(int playerRolls[],int players)
        {

          for(int i=0;i<playerRolls.length;i++)
          {
               if(playerRolls[i]!=0)
               {
                  playerRolls[i]=1+number.nextInt(5);
                  System.out.print(" Player " + (i+1));
                  System.out.print(" had to re-roll.");
                }


          }
               System.out.println();
               showRoll(playerRolls,players);



          return playerRolls;
        }

        /**
         * Entirety of game is ran through this method.
         * @param players
         * @param currentPlayer
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void playGame(int players, int currentPlayer)
                throws IOException
        {
            int winner=0;
            int round=1;
            int liveDice,reRoll,playerCurrentScore,turnCount;
            char decision;
            int[] scoreBoard=new int[players]; //Running total of scores
            System.out.println("Press any key to begin:");
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(7);
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Round " + round);
                clearScreen(3);
                turnCount=1;
                do
                {
                    //Resets all the variables for the next player.
                    int[] dice=new int[5];
                    liveDice=5;
                    reRoll=1;
                    playerCurrentScore=0;
                    System.out.println("Player " + currentPlayer + "'s " +
                        "turn.");
                    System.out.println("Press any key to roll:");
                    System.in.read();
                    do
                    {
                        rollDice(dice);
                        showRoll(dice,dice.length);
                        playerCurrentScore+=calculateScore(dice);
                        dice=determineDeadDice(dice);
                        liveDice=dice.length;
                        System.out.println();

                        System.out.println("Current score: " +
                                playerCurrentScore);
                        System.out.println("Live Dice Remaining: " + liveDice);
                        System.out.println("Score if you don't re-roll: " +
                                (playerCurrentScore*liveDice));
                        System.out.println();

                        if(liveDice==0)
                        {
                            break;      /*Makes sure the player isn't
                                                   asked to re-roll.*/
                        }

                        //Ask player if they want to re-roll.
                        do
                        {
                            System.out.println("Would you like to "
                                    + "keep rolling?");
                            System.out.println("Y or N: ");
                            String yesOrNo=input.next();
                            decision=yesOrNo.charAt(0);
                        }while(decision!='y'&&decision!='Y'&&decision!='n'
                                &&decision!='N');

                        if(decision=='y'||decision=='Y')
                        {
                            reRoll=1;
                        }
                        else if(decision=='n'||decision=='N')
                        {
                            reRoll=0;
                        }

                    }while(liveDice>=1&&reRoll!=0);


                    clearScreen(10);
                    playerCurrentScore*=liveDice;
                    scoreBoard[currentPlayer-1]+=playerCurrentScore;
                    if(liveDice==0)
                    {
                        showRoll(dice,dice.length);
                        System.out.println("All of your dice are dead.");
                    }

                    System.out.println();
                    System.out.println("Player " + currentPlayer + "'s score: "
                            + scoreBoard[currentPlayer-1]);
                    System.out.println();
                    System.out.println("Press any key to begin next "
                            + "player's turn:");
                    System.in.read();
                    clearScreen(10);


                    currentPlayer=setCurrentPlayer(currentPlayer,players);
                    turnCount++;
                }while(turnCount<=players);

                //Round ends
                System.out.println("End of Round " + round);
                System.out.println();
                System.out.println("Current scores are as follows: ");
                scoreBoardPrint(scoreBoard);
                round++;
            }while(isThereAWinner(scoreBoard)!=true);

            int winningPlayer=whoIsWinner(scoreBoard);
            if(winningPlayer!=TIE)
            {
                System.out.println("The winner of the game is Player "
                        + (winningPlayer+1));
            }

        }

        /**
         * Generates a new dice roll
         *
         * @param dice Array to dice.
         * @return dice array.
         */
        public static int[] rollDice(int [] dice)
        {
            int i;
            for (i=0; i<dice.length; i++)
                {
            dice[i]= 1+number.nextInt(5);
                }
            return dice;
        }

        /**
     * Displays rolled dice
     *
     * @param dice  Array to dice.
     * @param n Number of dice to be displayed.
    */
    public static void showRoll(int [] dice, int n)
    {
        int i;
        //System.out.println(n+" dice were rolled ...");

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
                    System.out.print("  +-----+");
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i])
            {
                case 4:
                case 5:
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                case 2:
                case 3: System.out.print("  |*    |"); break;
                case 1: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i]) {
                case 1:
                case 3:
                case 5: System.out.print("  |  *  |"); break;
                case 2:
                case 4: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i]) {
                case 4:
                case 5:
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                case 2:
                case 3: System.out.print("  |    *|"); break;
                case 1: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            System.out.print("  +-----+");
                }
        System.out.println();
    }

        /**
         * Determines which dice are dead, and then removes them by creating
         * and returning  a new array.
         * @param oldDice
         * @return
         */
        public static int[] determineDeadDice(int[] oldDice)
        {
            int[] newDice=new int[0];
            int count=0;
            for(int i=0;i<oldDice.length;i++)
            {
                if(oldDice[i]==2||oldDice[i]==5)
                {
                    oldDice[i]=0;
                    count++;
                }
            }

            if(count==0)
            {
                for(int i=0;i<oldDice.length;i++)
                {
                    newDice=new int[oldDice.length];
                }
            }
            else            //Removes the "dead" dice.
            {
                newDice=new int[oldDice.length-count];
            }
            return newDice;
        }

        /**
         * Calculates the score by sorting through the array and determining
         * which dice is a 2 or a 5.
         * @param dice
         * @return
         */
        public static int calculateScore(int[] dice)
        {
            int count=0;
            int score=0;
            for(int i=0;i<dice.length;i++)
            {
                if(dice[i]==2||dice[i]==5)
                {
                    count++;        //There's probably a better way to do this.

                }
            }

            if(count==0)
            {
                for(int i=0;i<dice.length;i++)
                {
                    score+=dice[i];
                }
            }
            else
            {
                score=0;
            }
            return score;
        }

        /**
         * Prints the score board at the end of each round.
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void scoreBoardPrint(int[] scoreBoard) throws IOException
        {
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                System.out.println("Player " + (i+1) + ": " + scoreBoard[i]
                        + "\t");
            }
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue: ");
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
        }

        /**
         * Checks to see if a winner has been found.
         * This method DOES NOT determine who the winner is.
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @return
         */
        public static boolean isThereAWinner(int[] scoreBoard)
        {
            boolean status=false;
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]>=GOAL)
                {
                    status=true;
                }
            }

            return status;
        }

        /**
         * Determines which player is the winner.
         *
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @return
         */
        public static int whoIsWinner(int[] scoreBoard)
        {
            int winningPlayer=0;
            int count=0;

            /**
             * Sorts through array and determines who has the highest score
             *  and sets it as the value of winningPlayer
             */
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]>=GOAL)
                {
                    if(scoreBoard[i]>scoreBoard[winningPlayer]
                            &&(winningPlayer!=i))
                    {
                       winningPlayer=i;
                    }
                }
            }

            /**
             * Sorts back through the array and looks to see if any ties
             * have occurred.This is done second so that the values in the
             * array are compared to winningPlayer
             */

            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]==scoreBoard[winningPlayer]&&(winningPlayer!=i))
                {
                    System.out.print("Player " + (i+1) + ", and ");
                    count=TIE;
                }
            }

            if(count==TIE)
            {
                System.out.println("Player " + (winningPlayer+1) + " have tied!");
                winningPlayer=count;
            }
            return winningPlayer;
        }

        /**
         * A simple method that clears the screen.
         * @param numberOfSpaces
         */
        public static void clearScreen(int numberOfSpaces)
        {
            for(int i=0;i<numberOfSpaces;i++)
            {
                System.out.print("\n");
            }
        }

        /**
         * Simply lists out all the rules of the game.
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void rules() throws IOException
        {
            /**
             * Enter in rules for the game.
             */
            clearScreen(15);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ------------ Drop Dead "
                    + "------------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("First, figure out how many people will "
                    + "be playing.");
            System.out.println(" Once that has been decided, you will all "
                    + "roll to see who gets to go first.");
            System.out.print("Play will begin with the person who had "
                    + "the highest roll,");
            System.out.println(" with ties re-rolling until a winner "
                    + "is found.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("Play begins by the first player rolling "
                    + "five dice.");
            System.out.println(" If any 2's or 5's are rolled, the player "
                    + "receives a score of zero.");
            System.out.print("These dice are then removed, as they are "
                    + "considered to be \"dead\".");
            System.out.println(" The remaining \"live\" dice will then "
                    + "be re-rolled.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("If NO 2's or 5's are rolled, then all of the dice "
                    + "are added together.");
            System.out.println(" This is known as the player's \"round score\", "
                    + "and is");
            System.out.print("added to with each roll that contains "
                    + "NO 2's or 5's.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ---------- Drop Dead (cont.) "
                    + "----------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("After each roll, the player will be asked if "
                    + "he/she would like to stop.");
            System.out.println(" If the player chooses to stop, ");
            System.out.print("their round score will be multiplied by their "
                    + "remaining live dice.");
            System.out.println("\n");
            System.out.print("It is helpful to note that the player's round score will ALWAYS");
            System.out.println(" be multiplied by their remaining live dice,");
            System.out.println("even when all the dice are dead.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("Ex: If the player has a round score of 100, but rolls until there are");
            System.out.println("no more live dice, then the player's round score will be multiplied");
            System.out.print("by zero, resulting in a round score of zero as well.");
            System.out.println("Play continues in this fashion until all the "
                    + "dice are \"dead\".");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ---------- Drop Dead (cont.) "
                    + "----------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Play continues until all players have had a turn, at which time the round ends.");
            System.out.println("The game ends whenever a player reaches " + GOAL + " points.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("If more than one player has reached " + GOAL + " points, then the player with the highest");
            System.out.println("score wins the game.");
            clearScreen(4);
            System.out.println("Press any key to begin the game...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(15);

        }

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/**
 * @Author: Joshua Farrow
 * @Program: DropDead.java
 * @Date: April 10, 2013
 * @TimeCompleted: 10:03pm
 * @Version: 1.01
 */
package dropdead;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class DropDead
{
    public static Scanner input= new Scanner(System.in);
        public static Random number=new Random();
        public static final int GOAL=10; /*Set the desired point goal here.*/
        public static final int TIE=999;


    public static void main(String [] args) throws IOException
    {
                int startingPlayer;
                introduction();
                int players = numberOfPlayers();
        int[] dice = new int[players];
                if(players>1)
                {
                    startingPlayer=determineStartingPlayer(dice,players);
                }
                else
                {
                    startingPlayer=1;
                }

                playGame(players,startingPlayer);
    }

        /**
         * Allows the player to read the instructions
         * of the game, if they so desire, or bypass them altogether.
         * @return
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static int introduction() throws IOException
        {
            char decision;
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Would you like to hear the rules? ");
                System.out.println("Please type Y or N: ");
                String yesOrNo=input.next();
                System.out.println();
                decision=yesOrNo.charAt(0);
            }while(decision!='y'&&decision!='Y'&&decision!='n'&&decision!='N');

            if(decision=='y'||decision=='Y')
            {
                rules();
            }
            return 1;
        }

        /**
         * Ask user to input how many players will be playing the game.
         *
         * @return
         */
        public static int numberOfPlayers()
        {
            int players;
            System.out.println("How many people will be playing? ");
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Please enter a number between 1 & 4: ");
                players = input.nextInt();
            }while(players<1||players>4); /* Limits amount of players */

            return players;
        }



        /**
         * Determines who the starting player will be.
         * Makes a call to beginningRoll(int[],int).
         * @param dice
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int determineStartingPlayer(int[] dice, int players)
                throws IOException
        {
            int[] playerRolls=new int[players];
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to roll and see which player "
                    + "begins the game: ");
            System.in.read();               /* waits for a key press. */
            clearScreen(7);

            rollDice(dice);
            showRoll(dice,players);

            System.arraycopy(dice, 0, playerRolls, 0, playerRolls.length);
            int startingPlayer=beginningRoll(playerRolls,players)+1;
            System.out.println("Player " + startingPlayer + " will be "
                    + "starting.");
            return startingPlayer;

        }

        /**
         * Changes the current player to the next player in line.
         * @param currentPlayer
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int setCurrentPlayer(int currentPlayer, int players)
        {
           if((currentPlayer+1)<=players)
            {
                currentPlayer+=1;
            }
            else if((currentPlayer+1)>players)
            {
                currentPlayer=1;
            }
            return currentPlayer;
       }

        /**
         * Completes dice roll to determine the starting player.
         * Method uses recursive tail call.
         * @param playerRolls
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int beginningRoll(int playerRolls[],int players)
        {
            int tie=0;
            int highestPlayer=0;
            int highestDice=playerRolls[0];
            for(int i=1;i<playerRolls.length;i++)
            {
                if(highestDice<playerRolls[i])
                {
                 playerRolls[highestPlayer]=0;
                 highestPlayer=i;
                 highestDice=playerRolls[i];
                 tie=0;

                }
                else if(highestDice>playerRolls[i])
                {
                    playerRolls[i]=0;
                }
                else if(highestDice==playerRolls[i]&&highestPlayer!=i)
                {
                    tie++;
                }
            }
            if(tie>0)
                {
                  playerRolls=tieBreaker(playerRolls,players);

                  //Recursive call to resolve the new playerRolls array
                  highestPlayer=beginningRoll(playerRolls,players);

                }

            return highestPlayer;

        }

        /**
         * Breaks any ties that might occur when determining the starting player.
         * @param playerRolls
         * @param players
         * @return
         */
        public static int[] tieBreaker(int playerRolls[],int players)
        {

          for(int i=0;i<playerRolls.length;i++)
          {
               if(playerRolls[i]!=0)
               {
                  playerRolls[i]=1+number.nextInt(5);
                  System.out.print(" Player " + (i+1));
                  System.out.print(" had to re-roll.");
                }


          }
               System.out.println();
               showRoll(playerRolls,players);



          return playerRolls;
        }

        /**
         * Entirety of game is ran through this method.
         * @param players
         * @param currentPlayer
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void playGame(int players, int currentPlayer)
                throws IOException
        {
            int winner=0;
            int round=1;
            int liveDice,reRoll,playerCurrentScore,turnCount;
            char decision;
            int[] scoreBoard=new int[players]; //Running total of scores
            System.out.println("Press any key to begin:");
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(7);
            do
            {
                System.out.println("Round " + round);
                clearScreen(3);
                turnCount=1;
                do
                {
                    //Resets all the variables for the next player.
                    int[] dice=new int[5];
                    liveDice=5;
                    reRoll=1;
                    playerCurrentScore=0;
                    System.out.println("Player " + currentPlayer + "'s " +
                        "turn.");
                    System.out.println("Press any key to roll:");
                    System.in.read();
                    do
                    {
                        rollDice(dice);
                        showRoll(dice,dice.length);
                        playerCurrentScore+=calculateScore(dice);
                        dice=determineDeadDice(dice);
                        liveDice=dice.length;
                        System.out.println();

                        System.out.println("Current score: " +
                                playerCurrentScore);
                        System.out.println("Live Dice Remaining: " + liveDice);
                        System.out.println("Score if you don't re-roll: " +
                                (playerCurrentScore*liveDice));
                        System.out.println();

                        if(liveDice==0)
                        {
                            break;      /*Makes sure the player isn't
                                                   asked to re-roll.*/
                        }

                        //Ask player if they want to re-roll.
                        do
                        {
                            System.out.println("Would you like to "
                                    + "keep rolling?");
                            System.out.println("Y or N: ");
                            String yesOrNo=input.next();
                            decision=yesOrNo.charAt(0);
                        }while(decision!='y'&&decision!='Y'&&decision!='n'
                                &&decision!='N');

                        if(decision=='y'||decision=='Y')
                        {
                            reRoll=1;
                        }
                        else if(decision=='n'||decision=='N')
                        {
                            reRoll=0;
                        }

                    }while(liveDice>=1&&reRoll!=0);


                    clearScreen(10);
                    playerCurrentScore*=liveDice;
                    scoreBoard[currentPlayer-1]+=playerCurrentScore;
                    if(liveDice==0)
                    {
                        showRoll(dice,dice.length);
                        System.out.println("All of your dice are dead.");
                    }

                    System.out.println();
                    System.out.println("Player " + currentPlayer + "'s score: "
                            + scoreBoard[currentPlayer-1]);
                    System.out.println();
                    System.out.println("Press any key to begin next "
                            + "player's turn:");
                    System.in.read();
                    clearScreen(10);


                    currentPlayer=setCurrentPlayer(currentPlayer,players);
                    turnCount++;
                }while(turnCount<=players);

                //Round ends
                System.out.println("End of Round " + round);
                System.out.println();
                System.out.println("Current scores are as follows: ");
                scoreBoardPrint(scoreBoard);
                round++;
                for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
                {
                    scoreBoard[i]=20;
                }
            }while(isThereAWinner(scoreBoard)!=true);

            int winningPlayer=whoIsWinner(scoreBoard);
            if(winningPlayer!=TIE)
            {
                System.out.println("The winner of the game is Player "
                        + (winningPlayer+1));
            }

        }

        /**
         * Generates a new dice roll
         *
         * @param dice Array to dice.
         * @return dice array.
         */
        public static int[] rollDice(int [] dice)
        {
            int i;
            for (i=0; i<dice.length; i++)
                {
            dice[i]= 1+number.nextInt(5);
                }
            return dice;
        }

        /**
     * Displays rolled dice
     *
     * @param dice  Array to dice.
     * @param n Number of dice to be displayed.
    */
    public static void showRoll(int [] dice, int n)
    {
        int i;
        //System.out.println(n+" dice were rolled ...");

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
                    System.out.print("  +-----+");
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i])
            {
                case 4:
                case 5:
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                case 2:
                case 3: System.out.print("  |*    |"); break;
                case 1: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i]) {
                case 1:
                case 3:
                case 5: System.out.print("  |  *  |"); break;
                case 2:
                case 4: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            switch(dice[i]) {
                case 4:
                case 5:
                case 6: System.out.print("  |*   *|"); break;
                case 2:
                case 3: System.out.print("  |    *|"); break;
                case 1: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
                                case 0: System.out.print("  |     |"); break;
            }
                }
        System.out.println();

        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
                {
            System.out.print("  +-----+");
                }
        System.out.println();
    }

        /**
         * Determines which dice are dead, and then removes them by creating
         * and returning  a new array.
         * @param oldDice
         * @return
         */
        public static int[] determineDeadDice(int[] oldDice)
        {
            int[] newDice=new int[0];
            int count=0;
            for(int i=0;i<oldDice.length;i++)
            {
                if(oldDice[i]==2||oldDice[i]==5)
                {
                    oldDice[i]=0;
                    count++;
                }
            }

            if(count==0)
            {
                for(int i=0;i<oldDice.length;i++)
                {
                    newDice=new int[oldDice.length];
                }
            }
            else            //Removes the "dead" dice.
            {
                newDice=new int[oldDice.length-count];
            }
            return newDice;
        }

        /**
         * Calculates the score by sorting through the array and determining
         * which dice is a 2 or a 5.
         * @param dice
         * @return
         */
        public static int calculateScore(int[] dice)
        {
            int count=0;
            int score=0;
            for(int i=0;i<dice.length;i++)
            {
                if(dice[i]==2||dice[i]==5)
                {
                    count++;        //There's probably a better way to do this.

                }
            }

            if(count==0)
            {
                for(int i=0;i<dice.length;i++)
                {
                    score+=dice[i];
                }
            }
            else
            {
                score=0;
            }
            return score;
        }

        /**
         * Prints the score board at the end of each round.
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void scoreBoardPrint(int[] scoreBoard) throws IOException
        {
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                System.out.println("Player " + (i+1) + ": " + scoreBoard[i]
                        + "\t");
            }
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue: ");
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
        }

        /**
         * Checks to see if a winner has been found.
         * This method DOES NOT determine who the winner is.
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @return
         */
        public static boolean isThereAWinner(int[] scoreBoard)
        {
            boolean status=false;
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]>=GOAL)
                {
                    status=true;
                }
            }

            return status;
        }

        /**
         * Determines which player is the winner.
         *
         * @param scoreBoard
         * @return
         */
        public static int whoIsWinner(int[] scoreBoard)
        {
            int winningPlayer=0;
            int count=0;

            /**
             * Sorts through array and determines who has the highest score
             *  and sets it as the value of winningPlayer
             */
            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]>=GOAL)
                {
                    if(scoreBoard[i]>scoreBoard[winningPlayer]
                            &&(winningPlayer!=i))
                    {
                       winningPlayer=i;
                    }
                }
            }

            /**
             * Sorts back through the array and looks to see if any ties
             * have occurred.This is done second so that the values in the
             * array are compared to winningPlayer
             */

            for(int i=0;i<scoreBoard.length;i++)
            {
                if(scoreBoard[i]==scoreBoard[winningPlayer]&&(winningPlayer!=i))
                {
                    System.out.print("Player " + (i+1) + ", and ");
                    count=TIE;
                }
            }

            if(count==TIE)
            {
                System.out.println("Player " + (winningPlayer+1) + " have tied!");
                winningPlayer=count;
            }
            return winningPlayer;
        }

        /**
         * A simple method that clears the screen.
         * @param numberOfSpaces
         */
        public static void clearScreen(int numberOfSpaces)
        {
            for(int i=0;i<numberOfSpaces;i++)
            {
                System.out.print("\n");
            }
        }

        /**
         * Simply lists out all the rules of the game.
         * @throws IOException
         */
        public static void rules() throws IOException
        {
            /**
             * Enter in rules for the game.
             */
            clearScreen(15);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ------------ Drop Dead "
                    + "------------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("First, figure out how many people will "
                    + "be playing.");
            System.out.println(" Once that has been decided, you will all "
                    + "roll to see who gets to go first.");
            System.out.print("Play will begin with the person who had "
                    + "the highest roll,");
            System.out.println(" with ties re-rolling until a winner "
                    + "is found.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("Play begins by the first player rolling "
                    + "five dice.");
            System.out.println(" If any 2's or 5's are rolled, the player "
                    + "receives a score of zero.");
            System.out.print("These dice are then removed, as they are "
                    + "considered to be \"dead\".");
            System.out.println(" The remaining \"live\" dice will then "
                    + "be re-rolled.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("If NO 2's or 5's are rolled, then all of the dice "
                    + "are added together.");
            System.out.println(" This is known as the player's \"round score\", "
                    + "and is");
            System.out.print("added to with each roll that contains "
                    + "NO 2's or 5's.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ---------- Drop Dead (cont.) "
                    + "----------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("After each roll, the player will be asked if "
                    + "he/she would like to stop.");
            System.out.println(" If the player chooses to stop, ");
            System.out.print("their round score will be multiplied by their "
                    + "remaining live dice.");
            System.out.println("\n");
            System.out.print("It is helpful to note that the player's round score will ALWAYS");
            System.out.println(" be multiplied by their remaining live dice,");
            System.out.println("even when all the dice are dead.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.print("Ex: If the player has a round score of 100, but rolls until there are");
            System.out.println("no more live dice, then the player's round score will be multiplied");
            System.out.print("by zero, resulting in a round score of zero as well.");
            System.out.println("Play continues in this fashion until all the "
                    + "dice are \"dead\".");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Press any key to continue...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(10);
            System.out.println(" \t\t\t\t\t\t ---------- Drop Dead (cont.) "
                    + "----------");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Play continues until all players have had a turn, at which time the round ends.");
            System.out.println("The game ends whenever a player reaches " + GOAL + " points.");
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("If more than one player has reached " + GOAL + " points, then the player with the highest");
            System.out.println("score wins the game.");
            clearScreen(4);
            System.out.println("Press any key to begin the game...");
            System.out.println();
            System.in.read();
            clearScreen(15);

        }

}