Support system WinG and an applied programming exercise with board-game strategy

We have proposed an applied Java programming exercise with board-game strategy for problem solving learning. During implementation of hand methods of Gogo game, students learn realization of ideas as algorithms and revision with trial and error by execution results. We have developed support system WinG. WinG-LA is a local review tool. It offers a game execution library as Java API and contains four modules for examination of a strategy. It also prepares various samples as test cases for debugging. WinG-CS is a contest management server. It executes a lot of games among uploaded students´ programs. It maintains a preliminary and the final period for battle league. They decide students´ scores by the result of round-robin matching. We performed an educational practice in 2011. By introducing some dummy strategies as the standard of strength, the number of submission increased. It showed the educational effect to promote the activity of the exercise.