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Text-Based Monopoly

2023 Year 1 Individual Project. Console-based Monopoly game for 2-10 players with full gameplay mechanics and banking logic.

Technologies Used

JavaGradleJUnitSLF4J

Overview

I implemented a complete, fully-functional Monopoly game engine in Java with comprehensive game mechanics, property management, and financial systems. The project demonstrates mastery of object-oriented programming principles and complex state management.

Game Features

  • •Support for 2-10 players with sequential turn management
  • •Complete Monopoly board with 40 squares
  • •Property ownership, trading, and mortgage system
  • •Accurate rent calculation based on property development
  • •House and hotel placement mechanics
  • •Chance and Community Chest card system
  • •Jail mechanics with proper turn counting
  • •Bankruptcy detection and player elimination
  • •Game state persistence and round tracking

Technical Architecture

  • •Object-Oriented Design: Polymorphic square hierarchy with specialized types
  • •Design Patterns: Factory pattern, Dependency Injection, Encapsulation
  • •Code Quality: Checkstyle enforcement with maximum 10 errors
  • •Testing: JUnit 5 with parameterized tests and Mockito
  • •Code Coverage: JaCoCo analysis with 50% minimum branch coverage
  • •Build System: Gradle with Shadow JAR for executable packaging

Recognition & Achievement

Demonstrated exceptional understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and software engineering best practices. The project showcased clean architecture, comprehensive testing, and professional code quality standards.