Iteration 4 - Additional Features

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Add to your Connect Four game implementation with one or more of the following features:

HTTP

• Make it so that a player can play over HTTP against a computer opponent.
• Use this tutorial as a starting place for creating your server.

Ruby Gem

• Wrap the project in Gem using Bundler that can be run from the command line by typing connect anywhere on your machine rather than ruby ./lib/connect_four.rb from your project directory.

Intelligent Computer

• Win: The computer always selects the column that would connect four of their pieces
• Block: The computer always selects the column to block the player with three connecting pieces
• When presented with Win vs. Block, the computer makes the decision to Win
• When presented with two or more different Block scenarios, selecting any Block is acceptable

Two Human Players

• Give players the option of playing with two players.
• Each player enters a unique name.

Win/Loss Record Keeping

• Track win/loss records for players based on a name that they enter that persists between plays (consider writing to CSV).
• Give players the option of seeing a list of the top ranked players based on their win percentage.

Time Keeping

• Record the time it takes for a player to win a game.
• Track their fastest wins and fastest losses.
• Provide an option for users to view their personal statistics once they have entered their name.