+
+ //the octopuses and the ship may have moved from their original positions,
+ //so the list of free slots must be adjusted to exclude their current positions
+
+ QList<QPointF> temporarilyReservedSlots;
+
+ foreach (QGraphicsItem* pItem, movingItems_)
+ {
+ //TODO
+ //round x and y down to fit the slot size
+ int x = pItem->x();
+ x = x/40;
+ x = x*40;
+ int y = pItem->y();
+ y = y/40;
+ y=y*40;
+
+
+ QPointF position (x,y);
+
+ //remove the tiles (potentially) occupied by the item from free slots and place in temp list if was in the list before
+
+ if (freeTiles_.removeOne(position))
+ temporarilyReservedSlots.append(position);
+
+
+ position.setX(x+40);
+
+ if (freeTiles_.removeOne(position))
+ temporarilyReservedSlots.append(position);
+
+ position.setY(y+40);
+
+ if (freeTiles_.removeOne(position))
+ temporarilyReservedSlots.append(position);
+
+ position.setX(x);
+
+ if (freeTiles_.removeOne(position))
+ temporarilyReservedSlots.append(position);
+
+ }
+
+ //spread ghosts in random free slots
+