This boiler plate code seems pretty bad to me. It is almost as if it was designed to trick candidates by giving them access to data they aren't supposed to use.

This boiler plate code seems pretty bad to me. It is almost as if it was designed to trick candidates by giving them access to data they aren't supposed to use. The problem clearly states "The game board is hidden from us" yet the boiler plate code gives a developer access to the size of the board as well as the current position. It is as if the interviewer asked carpenter to solve problem A then gave him boiler plate code for problem B.