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+import Brain from "$game/objects/brain";
+import PlayboardCell, { CellState } from "$game/objects/playboardCell";
+import { ShipOrientation } from "$game/objects/ship";
+import logger from "$utils/logger";
+
+export default class BasicOptimized extends Brain {
+    name = "Basic Optimized";
+    memory = {};
+    // brainGameData contains myBoard, myShips, enemyBoard
+
+    start(){
+        logger.log("BasicBrain start");
+        
+        // if this.brainGameData.myShips not defined, return
+        if (!this.brainGameData.myShips){
+            logger.error("No ships defined for player");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // loop ships and try to place them randomly until all ships are placed 
+        const shipPlacements = [
+            { x: 2, y: 5, orientation: ShipOrientation.horizontal }, // First ship
+            { x: 1, y: 1, orientation: ShipOrientation.horizontal },   // Second ship
+            { x: 5, y: 5, orientation: ShipOrientation.horizontal }, // Third ship
+            { x: 6, y: 1, orientation: ShipOrientation.vertical },   // Fourth ship
+            { x: 6, y: 8, orientation: ShipOrientation.vertical }  // Fifth ship
+        ];
+    
+        // Loop through ships and place them at specified positions
+        this.brainGameData.myShips.forEach((ship, index) => {
+            const placement = shipPlacements[index];
+            const placed = this.placeShip({
+                ship,
+                x: placement.x,
+                y: placement.y,
+                orientation: placement.orientation
+            });
+    
+            if (!placed) {
+                logger.error(`Failed to place ship at x: ${placement.x}, y: ${placement.y}, orientation: ${placement.orientation}`);
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    getCell(x: number, y: number){
+        return this.brainGameData.enemyBoard?.cells[x][y] 
+    }
+
+    loopAllHitCells(): PlayboardCell | { x: number; y: number; } | null {
+        const hitCells: PlayboardCell[] = this.brainGameData.enemyBoard?.getCellsByState(CellState.hit) || [];
+        for (let cell of hitCells) {
+            const x = cell.x;
+            const y = cell.y;
+            
+            if (x + 1 !== 10 && this.getCell(x + 1, y)?.state === CellState.empty) {
+                return { x: x + 1, y };
+            } else if (x - 1 !== -1 && this.getCell(x - 1, y)?.state === CellState.empty) {
+                return { x: x - 1, y };
+            } else if (y + 1 !== 10 && this.getCell(x, y + 1)?.state === CellState.empty) {
+                return { x, y: y + 1 };
+            } else if (y - 1 !== -1 && this.getCell(x, y - 1)?.state === CellState.empty) {
+                return { x, y: y - 1 };
+            }
+            
+        }
+        return null;
+        
+    }
+
+    getRandomOpenCell() {
+        const hitCells = this.loopAllHitCells();
+        if (hitCells !== null) {
+            return hitCells;
+        }
+    
+        const openCells: PlayboardCell[] = this.brainGameData.enemyBoard?.getCellsByState(CellState.empty) || [];
+    
+        const patternInterval3Cells = openCells.filter(cell => (cell.x + cell.y) % 3 === 0);
+    
+        let cellsToChooseFrom = patternInterval3Cells.length > 0 ? patternInterval3Cells : openCells.filter(cell => (cell.x + cell.y) % 2 === 0);
+    
+        cellsToChooseFrom = cellsToChooseFrom.length > 0 ? cellsToChooseFrom : openCells;
+    
+        return cellsToChooseFrom[Math.floor(Math.random() * cellsToChooseFrom.length)];
+    }
+
+    turn(){
+        const cell = this.getRandomOpenCell();
+
+        if (!cell){
+            return {
+                x: 0,
+                y: 0
+            }
+        }  
+
+
+        return {
+            x: cell.x,
+            y: cell.y
+        }
+    }
+}