literal.go

// I was going to use slices, but hey I'm lazy why not let the compiler
// verify that I put the right number rows and columns in?
type literalBoard [8][8]ScoreType

var (
	LiteralBoard = literalBoard{
		{TW, None, None, DL, None, None, None, TW},
		{None, DW, None, None, None, TL, None, None},
		{None, None, DW, None, None, None, DL, None},
		{DL, None, None, DW, None, None, None, DL},
		{None, None, None, None, DW, None, None, None},
		{None, TL, None, None, None, TL, None, None},
		{None, None, DL, None, None, None, DL, None},
		{TW, None, None, DL, None, None, None, DW},
	}
)

// ScoreAtLiteral uses the method you were thinking of all along
// to return the score multiplier at x, y.
func ScoreAtLiteral(x, y int) ScoreType {
	// Symmetric adjustments if x or y > 7. We could
	// eliminate these by making LiteralBoard be 15x15
	// but YOLO.
	if x > 7 {
		x = 14 - x
	}

	if y > 7 {
		y = 14 - y
	}

  return LiteralBoard[y][x]
}