apawate / python3-set-game-2021

For Computer Programming class at LHS, specifically the final Python assignment before we transition into Java. @psmaker is our teacher :)

Python3-Set-Game-2021

[Written by Agastya Pawate]

This is the final Python project for my Computer Programming class in Lynbrook High School. Co-authored with Advaita Guruprasad, who is my partner on the project.

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How to play it

The program will ask you

Do you want to play in realtime? (y/n)

If you type y, then it will continue into realtime mode. If you type n, it will launch the basic mode.

Basic mode

The basic mode is a single-player, text-based version of the game which satisfies all the baseline requirements I had in my assignment. It also has a few cheat codes which I leave the user to figure out. (Please don't look in the code...)

• size will print the size of the deck. This was used primarily for debugging.
• score will print the current player's score.
• *cheat code 1* will switch the deck to something super-easy that has sets everywhere.
• *cheat code 2* will remove all the current cards you have (all the up cards). This helps finish off the game quicker.
• *cheat code 3* is the coolest. It will tell you if there are any sets in the up cards, and, if so, one of the sets as well.

Note: All basic mode features are in the RealTime mode as well.

RealTime mode

RealTime mode is a multiplayer, realtime text-based version of the game. There is one bug, the nightmare bug, which still appears from time to time and may result in the duplication of cards, but I have reduced its occurrences and hopefully it'll be completely vanquished soon.

Here is a rough execution outline of RealTime mode.

1. The program will install tqdm (@tqdm), which is a helpful progress bar library for Python.
2. The program will run write.py, which writes the deck to the server.
3. The program will get the upCards from the server and do the rest of the routines basically the same as in basic mode.

Important things to note

• If the program says "Too late!", it means someone else got the set. :(
• I haven't thoroughly tested the endgame for RealTime mode yet, so it might crash the program.
• RealTime mode won't run unless I enable the server on my end. Please tell me if you need it enabled via an issue.

python3-set-game-2021's Issues

The nightmare bug...

This is the nightmare bug, which was there from the moment I started
coding the realtime mode.
The nightmare bug is a result of improper syncing between the decks of
the players. When playing in realtime, some decks don't get the upCards
removed from them (which is essential to prevent duplicates). The
nightmare bug keeps popping up over and over again whenever I played in
realtime.
Nope, it doesn't work. The nightmare bug lives on, however beat up it
may be. This will be a long and tiring war.