Sliding Puzzle Game (C++)

Welcome to the Sliding Puzzle Game, a console-based logic game that challenges your brain and reflexes. Slide the tiles until every tile is in numerical order, with the empty space at the bottom-right corner.

Features

Customizable Grid Size

Choose board dimensions between 3x3 and 10x10.

Color-coded Tiles

Green: correct, Red: incorrect, Yellow: empty space.

Randomized Scrambling

Ensures the board starts in a valid, solvable state.

Intuitive Controls

Use W, A, S, D keys to slide tiles.

Win Detection

Automatically detects when the puzzle is solved.

Clean Memory Handling

Dynamically allocated memory is released properly in the destructor.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Windows OS (required for <Windows.h> and <conio.h>)
C++ Compiler (MSVC, MinGW, or any supporting C++11)

Build and Run

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/sliding-puzzle.git
            cd sliding-puzzle
            g++ main.cpp SlidingPuzzle.cpp -o SlidingPuzzle.exe
            SlidingPuzzle.exe

Game Instructions

Move tiles using the following keys:

W → UP
            A → LEFT
            S → DOWN
            D → RIGHT
            Q → Quit the game

Tiles slide into the empty space (*) if the move is valid. The board is solved when all numbers are in ascending order, ending with the empty space.

Project Structure

sliding-puzzle/
        ├── main.cpp         # Main program with user interaction and game loop
        ├── SlidingPuzzle.h  # Class declaration
        ├── SlidingPuzzle.cpp# Class implementation
        ├── README.md        # Project documentation
        ├── LICENSE          # License information
        └── .gitignore       # Ignored files and folders

Author

Saumya Brahmbhatt

Computer Science Major

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saumyabrahmbhatt/

Email: saumyabrahmbhatt812@gmail.com

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Harford Community College for inspiring this academic project.

Built as a demonstration of imperative programming, arrays, pointers, and dynamic memory in C++.