Jeu-De-Taquin (Sliding Puzzle Game)

Overview

Jeu de Taquin (15-puzzle) is a classic sliding tile game implemented in C.
Your goal: slide the numbered tiles into the empty space until the board is solved.

Features:

• Multiple board sizes (4×4, 5×5, 6×6)
• Randomly shuffled puzzles
• Load saved puzzles (facile.txt, moyenne.txt, difficile.txt)
• Interactive terminal interface with dynamic updates (clear screen, board rendering).

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Project Structure

Jeu-De-Taquin/
├── bin/                 # Compiled executable
├── build/               # Object files
├── data/                # Puzzle states
│   ├── facile.txt       # Easy (4×4)
│   ├── moyenne.txt      # Medium (5×5)
│   └── difficile.txt    # Hard (6×6)
├── docs/                # Documentation & report
├── include/             # Header files
├── src/                 # Source code
├── Makefile             # Build automation
└── README.md            # Project info

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Installation & Run

Linux / macOS

git clone <repository_url>
cd Jeu-De-Taquin
make
./bin/Jeu_de_Taquin

Windows (MSYS2 / MinGW)

git clone <repository_url>
cd Jeu-De-Taquin
make
.bin\Jeu_de_Taquin.exe

!!! Requires gcc and make. On Windows, install MSYS2 or MinGW.

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Gameplay

Menu

1. Play new game
2. Load saved game
3. Options (choose board size)
4. Quit

Controls

• G → (Gauche = Left)
• D → (Droite = Right)
• H → (Haut = Up)
• B → (Bas = Down)
• Q → Quit

Example Board

   +----+----+----+----+
   |  1 |  5 |  X |  3 |
   +----+----+----+----+
   |  2 |  4 |  6 |  8 |
   +----+----+----+----+
   |  9 | 10 |  7 | 11 |
   +----+----+----+----+
   | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
   +----+----+----+----+

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Troubleshooting

• make: command not found

  • Ubuntu/Debian → sudo apt install build-essential
  • macOS → xcode-select --install
  • Windows → Install MSYS2/MinGW

• Executable won’t run

  • Linux/macOS → ./bin/Jeu_de_Taquin
  • Windows → .bin\Jeu_de_Taquin.exe

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Roadmap

• Add victory detection & score tracking
• Improve shuffle → always solvable puzzles
• Undo/redo functionality
• Ncurses UI for colorful display
• Automated solver (A*)

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Contributing

Contributions, issues, and suggestions are welcome!
Fork this repo, create a branch, and submit a PR.