0.2 Parcheesi Assignment

Create a new diagram.
A. Open the Violet UML Diagramming Tool. B. Click File | New | Static view | Object diagram

New Object Diagram
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Represent the GameBoard

We need a way to represent what a Parcheesi game board entails. Specifically, we need to
represent a game where there are two players and we have a potential to win $100.
A. In the Diagram tools menu, select the Object tool and click the workspace. This represents
a new object.
Resource
- 0.2.1 How to Create an Object Diagram in Violet
Object Tool
B. Double click the Object node to bring up the Properties window.

Properties Window
C. Type GameBoard as the Name and click OK. This is the name of the class/type the object
is.
We will be covering classes more in-depth in PCA. For now, just know that classes
are blueprints, much like a new house isn't built until a blueprint is made.

Class Name
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Represent a Piece belonging to the GameBoard
A. Click the Field tool in the Diagram tools menu.

Field Tool
B. Click the GameBoard object node to add a field.

Add Field
C. Click the Select tool in the Diagram tools menu..

Select Tool
D. Double click the newly created field to open the Properties window.

Edit Field
E. Change the Name of the field to Player1Piece1 and click OK.

Rename Field
F. Use the Object tool to add another object node to the workspace. 1. Double click the object node and name it Piece. 2. Add two fields to the Piece node and change the first Name to Color and the second
Name to PieceNumber. 3. Change the Value of the Color field to Red and the Value of the PieceNumber field to 1

Piece Object
G. Select the Object reference (from field) tool from the Diagram tools menu.

Object Reference Tool
H. Click the value on the GameBoard node, drag over to the Piece object node and release.

Field Reference

In English this would read as: "The GameBoard object has a Player1Piece1 of type Piece
and the Piece object has a Color with the value of Red."
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Give the board 4 pieces for a single player.
A. Add 3 additional fields to the GameBoard object and edit their Names based on the
diagram below.

Add 3 Pieces
B. Add 3 additional Piece objects all with the Color of Red and ascending PieceNumbers

Add 3 Piece Objects
C. Connect the GameBoard fields to the new objects.

Connect Fields to Objects

We now have a single GameBoard object with 4 fields that reference 4 different Piece
objects. In other words, the game board has 4 red game pieces on the board.
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Add another player to the board.
A. Add 4 more fields that represent Player 2's Pieces.

Player 2 Fields
B. Add 4 objects that represent Player 2's pieces. Their pieces will be Blue instead of Red.

Player 2 Piece Objects
C. Connect the GameBoard fields to the new objects.

Player 2 Field References
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Give the GameBoard some money to win.
Resource
- 0.2.2 How to Read an Object Diagram [4 minutes]
A. Add an additional field to the GameBoard object and double-click it using the Select tool. B. Give it the Name WinningsPot and the Value 100.00

Winnings Field

This object diagram now represents a GameBoard that has 8 total pieces (4 Red and 4
Blue) and $100.00 worth of winnings.
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Submit the diagram to the Feedback System.
Resource
- 0.2.3 How to Create a Folder Structure for Diagrams
A. In your OneDrive folder, create a new folder named ITDDF if you haven't already. B. In the ITDDF folder, create a new folder named Parcheesi if you haven't already. C. In the Parcheesi folder, create a new folder named Parcheesi 0.2 LastName with LastName
being YOUR last name. D. In Violet, save the diagram named exactly as below, replacing "LastName" with YOUR last
name.
```
Parcheesi 0.2 LastName.object.violet.html
```
1. Save the diagram in the folder you created above. E. Zip the folder that contains the diagram file.

Zip File
F. Follow the instructions in the link below to sign up for the Feedback System.
Resource
- 0.2.4 Sign Up for Feedback System
G. Check your course Syllabus or Announcements for the Section Registration link. If you
cannot find it, please contact your instructor. H. Go to the Feedback System by following the link below. It should look like the image
below.
Resource
- Feedback System
Please bookmark this page!

Feedback System
I. Click the 0.2 Parcheesi Learning Activity
Resource
- 0.2.5 How to Submit Diagrams to the Feedback System
J. Click the Upload Assignment button.

Upload Assignment
K. Select the zip file created earlier. L. Submit the URL to Canvas. 1. Copy the URL created on the submission page.

Copy URL
2. In Canvas on the assignment page, paste the URL into the Website URL box and click
Submit.

Submit URL
M. After the assignment is uploaded, you should get a screen showing you either Success or
errors.
If you are getting a large amount of errors or errors you don't understand please
reach out to in the course Slack channel for assistance or contact your instructor.

Success Message
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