PLAN.md

Math Bowling - Plan

Use Cases

1. Start 1 Player Game
2. Start 2 Player Game
3. Start 3 Player Game
4. Start 4 Player Game
5. Answer Math Problem
6. Restart Game
7. Change Player Count
8. Read Game Rules
9. Quit Game

User Stories / Release Plan

[DONE] 0.1.0 Alpha 1 Release:

1. [DONE] Start game
2. [DONE] Bowl with simple math problem and fixed time limit

[DONE] 0.2.0 Alpha 2 Release:

1. [DONE] Start two player game
2. [DONE] Bowl the player whose turn it is to bowl
3. [DONE] Style with colors and fonts
4. [DONE] Layout content nicely
5. [DONE] Play sound effects for bowling with different sounds for strike/spare, partial knock, and miss

[DONE] 0.9.0 Beta 1 Release:

1. [DONE] Display a splash image when launching game
2. [DONE] Display image for getting a correct, wrong, or close answer.
3. [DONE] Make buttons bigger

[DONE] 0.9.1 Beta 2 Release:

1. [DONE] Center windows
2. [DONE] Add problem answering time limit

[DONE] 0.9.2 Beta 3 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Replace image for getting a correct, wrong, or close answer with a video instead.
2. [DONE] Support up to 4 players
3. [DONE] Package for MacOS

[DONE] 0.9.3 Beta 4 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Speed up startup time

[DONE] 1.0.0 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Adjust Time To Answer from 20 to 30 seconds
2. [DONE] Highlight current player problem with player color
3. [DONE] End of Game Winner Announcement
4. [DONE] Input Validation (positive integers only and limited to 3 digits)
5. [DONE] Menu Options
6. [DONE] Icon/Background for MacOS Package

[DONE] 1.1.0 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Spare shot video
2. [DONE] Multiple videos for each scoring type
3. [DONE] Improve wording of buttons and answer result announcements
4. [DONE] Improve difficulty of math problems
5. [DONE] Improve clarity of switching player turns
6. [DONE] Fix issue with game font not showing up on some older Macs
7. [DONE] Fix video scrollbar issue on some older Macs

[DONE] 2.0.0 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Multiple math problem difficulties (Easy / Medium / Hard)
2. [DONE] Players can enter name just like in bowling software
3. [DONE] Improve math problem display by adding '= ?' and removing verbose question
4. [DONE] Improve answer result announcement by announcing Strikes, Double Strikes, Triple Strikes, and Spares explicitly (not just with symbols)
5. [DONE] Improve next player announcement by keeping it until player hits enter or presses continue button
6. [DONE] Fix answer result announcement not showing on game over.
7. [DONE] Fix layout issue when switching player count game type after game over
8. [DONE] Fix initial focus on app and game screens
9. [DONE] Fix issue with keyboard focus disappearing when widget tabbing reaches end of cycle

[DONE] 2.1.0 Release (download):

1. [DONE] Provide option to solve specific math operation problems only (one of + * - /).
2. [DONE] Change time for answering easier + & - operations to 10 seconds only
3. [DONE] Indicate winner names at the end of a game in addition to already displayed winner score
4. [DONE] Improve by not showing the same question twice in a game when possible (and not to the same player otherwise)
5. [DONE] Improve player's turn announcement by showing again to the same player on the 2nd roll
6. [DONE] Improve start game menu to include math operation option
7. [DONE] Improve by allowing mid-game change of math operation via menu
8. [DONE] Fix timer
9. [DONE] Fix issue with resuming from "change names" resumes at the wrong player

[DONE] 2.2.0 Release (download for Mac) (download for Windows):

1. [DONE] Package for Windows
2. [DONE] Implement correct layout on Windows
3. [DONE] Added comma next to name in player's turn announcement
4. [DONE] Add menu-item mnemonics (for ALT shortcuts on Windows)
5. [DONE] Change game rule for timer to 15 seconds for Add/Subtract operations
6. [DONE] Add a splash screen
7. [DONE] Fix issue with font
8. [DONE] Add toolbar icon
9. [DONE] Add Windows start menu icon

2.3.0 Release:

1. Package for Linux