using namespace std;
int main() {
// We put "1" to indicate there is a ship.
bool ships[4][4] = {
{ 0, 1, 1, 0 },
{ 0, 0, 0, 0 },
{ 0, 0, 1, 0 },
{ 0, 0, 1, 0 }
};
// Keep track of how many hits the player has and how many turns they have played in these variables
int hits = 0;
int numberOfTurns = 0;
// Allow the player to keep going until they have hit all four ships
while (hits < 4) {
int row, column;
cout << "Selecting coordinates\n";
// Ask the player for a row
cout << "Choose a row number between 0 and 3: ";
cin >> row;
// Ask the player for a column
cout << "Choose a column number between 0 and 3: ";
cin >> column;
// Check if a ship exists in those coordinates
if (ships[row][column]) {
// If the player hit a ship, remove it by setting the value to zero.
ships[row][column] = 0;
// Increase the hit counter
hits++;
// Tell the player that they have hit a ship and how many ships are left
cout << "Hit! " << (4-hits) << " left.\n\n";
} else {
// Tell the player that they missed
cout << "Miss\n\n";
}
// Count how many turns the player has taken