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You have completed Basic Object-Oriented Python!
You have completed Basic Object-Oriented Python!
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Time to create the start_game method to finalize our memory game.
Accomplished in this Video
- Created the start game method
- posts the game name
- starts a while loop
- prints the grid
- asks the player for their guesses
- checks them to see if the locations are good
- checks if they are a match and prints out the appropriate response
- checks if the game has been run
- created a game over message for when the loop ends
OOP Practice Ideas
- Store Inventory
- A class for items in the store
- A class for the inventory
- How can you add items to the inventory?
- How can you update items in the inventory?
- What about deleting items?
- Dungeon Game
- Using the grid-like we did in our memory game but instead of cards, one space holds a monster, and another the exit. Start your play in a spot on the grid and have them move around the grid one space at a time until they either find the exit and win or find the monster and lose.
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All right,
let's make the start_game method.
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The game will be held in a while loop.
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So let's create a variable called
game_running and set it equal to True.
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Let's also print out our game header.
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Feel free to get creative with this.
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I'm just going to put a memory game.
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Then, create the cards by calling
the set_cards method
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and create the while
loop using game_running.
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The first thing we need to do is print
out the grid for the player to see so
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they can guess.
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We can ask for their guesses next.
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guess1
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check_location and pass in first,
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guess2 = self.check_location,
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pass in second.
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Now that we have their matches,
we can check them.
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if self.check_match,
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guess1, guess2.
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If they match, then we need to
see if the game has been won.
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if self.check_win, if so,
let's let the player know they've won.
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Print.
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Congrats.
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You have guessed them all.
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And print out the grid one more time so
they can see their handiwork.
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self.create_grid and then set
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game_running to False
since the game is over.
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This will stop the while loop.
If they weren't a match,
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if they weren't a match,
let's let the player know.
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I'm going to use input here, so the player
gets a chance to see what the cards were
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before the grid is printed again.
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Finally, outside the while loop,
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one more, there we go.
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We can print out game over.
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Since this will only get run when
game_running has been set to False and
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the while loop has ended.
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Look at all that hard work. Now let's jump
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down to the bottom and
call our start_game method.
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And let's finally play our game.
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Keep playing the game on your own and
have fun.
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You did great work.
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Awesome job you put in a ton
of hard work in this course.
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So pat yourself on the back. If
you wanna take the game further,
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how would you incorporate a high score?
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What about letting the user pick
their game size, 4 by 4 could be
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easy than 8 by 8 is medium difficulty and
12 by 12 is hard mode.
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Have fun and make it your own.
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Now that you have some object
oriented programming knowledge,
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the best way to solidify it further is
to try and create something on your own.
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Check the teacher's notes for a few ideas.
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Keep up the hard work Pythonistas!
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