#include <iostream>

#include <ctime>

void drawBoard(char *spaces);

void playerMove(char *spaces, char player);

void computerMove(char *spaces, char computer);

bool checkWinner(char *spaces, char player, char computer);

bool checkTie(char *spaces);

int main()

char spaces[9] = {' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' '};

char player = 'X';

char computer = 'O';

bool running = true;

drawBoard(spaces);

while(running){

playerMove(spaces, player);

drawBoard(spaces);
 if(checkWinner(spaces, player, computer)){

running = false;

break;

else if(checkTie(spaces)){

running = false;

break;

computerMove(spaces, computer);

drawBoard(spaces);

if(checkWinner(spaces, player, computer)){

running = false;

break;

else if(checkTie(spaces)){

running = false;

break;

std::cout << "Thanks for playing! \n";

return 0;
}

void drawBoard(char *spaces){

std::cout << "\n";

std::cout << " | | " << '\n';

std::cout << " " << spaces[0] << " | " << spaces[1] << " | " << spaces[2] << " " << '\n';

std::cout << "______|______|______" << '\n';

std::cout << " | | " << '\n';

std::cout << " " << spaces[3] << " | " << spaces[4] << " | " << spaces[5] << " " << '\n';

std::cout << "______|______|______" << '\n';

std::cout << " | | " << '\n';

std::cout << " " << spaces[6] << " | " << spaces[7] << " | " << spaces[8] << " " << '\n';

std::cout << " | | " << '\n';

std::cout << "\n";

void playerMove(char *spaces, char player){

int number = 0;

do{

std::cout << "Pick a spot to place a marker (1-9): ";

std::cin >> number;

number--;

if(spaces[number] == ' '){

spaces[number] = player;

break;

}
 }while(!number > 0 || !number < 8);

void computerMove(char *spaces, char computer){

int number;

srand(time(NULL));

while(true){

number = rand() % 9;

if (spaces[number] == ' '){

spaces[number] = computer;

break;

bool checkWinner(char *spaces, char player, char computer){

if(spaces[0] != ' ' && spaces[0] == spaces[1] && spaces[1] == spaces[2]){

spaces[0] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[3] != ' ' && spaces[3] == spaces[4] && spaces[4] == spaces[5]){

spaces[3] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[6] != ' ' && spaces[6] == spaces[7] && spaces[7] == spaces[8]){
 spaces[6] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[0] != ' ' && spaces[0] == spaces[3] && spaces[3] == spaces[6]){

spaces[0] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[1] != ' ' && spaces[1] == spaces[4] && spaces[4] == spaces[7]){

spaces[1] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[2] != ' ' && spaces[2] == spaces[5] && spaces[5] == spaces[8]){

spaces[2] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[0] != ' ' && spaces[0] == spaces[4] && spaces[4] == spaces[8]){

spaces[0] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else if(spaces[2] != ' ' && spaces[2] == spaces[4] && spaces[4] == spaces[6]){

spaces[2] == player ? std:: cout << "You win! \n" : std::cout << "You lose! \n";

else{

return false;
 }

return true;

bool checkTie(char *spaces){

for(int i = 0; i < 9; i++){

if(spaces[i] == ' '){

return false;

std::cout << "IT'S A TIE! \n";

return true;