Quarto Multiplayer Game

This is an academic project implementing the Quarto board game in Java using JavaFX for the user interface, TCP sockets for multiplayer communication, and MySQL for player statistics.

The system supports:

• Offline mode: Play against a computer opponent (AI)
• Online mode: Play against another player over a network, including real-time chat

🎮 Screenshots

🧩 Main Menu

🌐 Online Mode

🧩 System Requirements

• Java JDK 17 or higher
• JavaFX SDK
• MySQL Server
• Any Java-supporting IDE or command-line environment

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Make sure you have:

   • Java JDK 17 or higher installed
   • JavaFX SDK configured in your classpath/module path
   • MySQL Server running locally

2. Set up the MySQL Database:

   • Create a MySQL database named quarto_db
   • Run the script quarto_db.sql
   • Set your DB credentials in DBHelper.java

3. To run:

   • First launch TCPServer.java (for online games)
   • Then launch Main.java to start the game (offline or online)