calfzhou / calculator-the-game-solver

Puzzle Solver for Calculator: The Game

This project provides a puzzle solver (solution finder) for the game Calculator: The Game and Calculator 2: The Game.

It uses a backtracking algorithm to try to find one possible solution (might not be the simplest) for the given puzzle.

The algorithm is written in Python v3.7+.

Command Line Usage

$ ./calculator_solver.py -h
usage: calculator_solver.py [-h] -g GOAL [GOAL ...] -m MOVES [-t TOTAL] -b
                            BUTTON [BUTTON ...] [-p LEFT RIGHT]

Calculator: The Game - Puzzle Solver

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -g GOAL [GOAL ...], --goals GOAL [GOAL ...]
                        the goal number(s) or password(s)
  -m MOVES, --moves MOVES
                        the number of moves can make
  -t TOTAL, --total TOTAL
                        the initial total number
  -b BUTTON [BUTTON ...], --buttons BUTTON [BUTTON ...]
                        the buttons
  -p LEFT RIGHT, --portals LEFT RIGHT
                        portal range (zero based)

For more details, check doc.

Example

v1 Level 199

$ ./calculator_solver.py -m 6 -g 3507 -t 3002 -b '3=>5' '>' 7 inv10 -p 4 0
goal: 3507
350 7 -> 3507
750 Inv10 -> 350
507 Shift> -> 750
50 7 -> 507
30 3=>5 -> 50
3002 7 -> 30

So the solution move sequence is: 7, 3=>5, 7, Shift>, Inv10, 7.

v2 Level 184

$ ./calculator_solver.py -m 3 -g 49 11 -t 54 -b /5 '>' lock
goal: 49
45 /5 -> 49
45 LOCK{'pos': 1} -> 45
54 Shift> -> 45

goal: 11
55 /5 -> 11
54 Shift> -> 55
54 LOCK{'pos': 1} -> 54

The solution move sequence for goal 49 is: Shift>, LOCK (press < once), /5; for goal 11 is: LOCK (press < once), Shift>, /5.