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Welcome to TicTacToe Menace: The Learning Enemy! In this app, you play against a computer opponent based on the Menace Matchbox Calculator - an example of Reinforcement Learning.

The special feature: The learning table can be stored both locally and in a MySQL database, so that the opponent can learn from several players at the same time!

Menace principle

For a detailed explanation of the Menace principle and how it is implemented in TicTacToe Master, watch this informative YouTube video. It explains vividly how the matchbox calculator works and how it serves as a basis for learning the computer opponent.

Start the app

To log in to the MySQL server with the TicTacToe Menace app and configure the application, follow these steps:

1. Öffne die App: Starte die TicTacToe Master Anwendung auf deinem Gerät.
2. Configure SQL access (Unless 'local' is played):
   • Config Path: Check the path to the configuration file. By default, this is set to the app data directory. Make sure the path is correct.
   • Host: Enter the host name. For local connections use localhost.
   • Port: The default port for MySQL is 3306. Leave this value unchanged unless you have a different configuration.
   • User: Enter the username you created for the MySQL database.
   • Password: Enter the password for the user.
   • Database: Enter the name of the database you created for the application.
   • Table: Enter the name of the table you want to use.
3. Choose the mode:
   • Click the "sql" button to use the SQL database, or "local" to use the local JSON file (menace.json).
4. Confirm the entries:
   • Check all entries and click "quit" to complete the registration and launch the app.

With these steps you can successfully log in and use the TicTacToe Master app to play against the learning computer opponent.

Instructions for using TicTacToe Menace

When you start the TicTacToe Menace app, you will be asked to select the starting player. Click either "X" or "O" to determine who starts the game. Note that the computer opponent always plays as "O".

After clicking on the playing field, it will appear, and you can play with your chosen symbol (X). Just click on an empty field to make your move. The computer opponent will then execute his move as an "O". After each turn, the game checks whether there is a winner. If one of the players has three symbols in a row, the winner is displayed.

If you have autoplay mode enabled, the app automatically plays the set number of rounds. At the end, you can check the results and see how many times the computer opponent has won.

To exit the game, simply close the window of the application. Have fun playing TicTacToe Master and challenging the learning computer opponent!

Download

The TicTacToe Menace app is already running and is available for various operating systems: MacOS, Android, Linux and Windows. Please note that the app is still under development.

To download the app, simply click on the corresponding button for your operating system. Have fun playing!

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mysql -u root -p

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

CREATE DATABASE database_name;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO 'username'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;