Getting started

We can use either Visual Studio on a PC or Mac to complete this project. To build an iOS app using Visual Studio for PC, you have to have a Mac connected. If you don’t have access to a Mac at all, you can choose to just build the Android part of the app.

Let’s review from Chapter 9 what the game is all about.

An overview of the game

Sticks & Stones is a turn-based social game based on the concepts of two childhood games mashed into one, Dots and Boxes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_and_boxes) and Tic-Tac-Toe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe). The game board is laid out in a three-by-three grid. Each player will take a turn placing a stick along the side of a box, between two dots, to earn one point. If a stick completes a box, then the player takes ownership of the box, earning five points. The game is won when a player owns three boxes in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. If no player can own three boxes in a...